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NFT Copyright License Rights: Due Diligence is Critical.

Traverse Legal Blog

There are open auctions, limited auctions, various flavors of ownership for the NFT, and sales of both digital and non-digital assets. Was that ownership transferred, and if so, to whom? What kind of private key do you have attached to that ownership? What kind of private key do you have attached to that ownership?

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Fatal Mistakes Made By The ‘Bored Ape Yacht Club’ & ‘Crypto Punks’ NFT Projects

Traverse Legal Blog

Just like Luis Vuitton can shut down counterfeiters of similar bags, so can your NFT project if you set the correct foundation protecting your intellectual property rights. Due diligence is critical. Copyrights protection for the artwork itself is also critical. Think about fake Louis Vuitton handbags.

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Copyrighting the Ogopogo Monster: The © story behind the news story

The IPKat

Many of the marks had lapsed due to non-renewal, and none was in the name of the City of Vernon. He then searched the Copyright Database maintained by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO). Apparently, it was out of an excess of caution and due diligence, just in case there might be a challenge.

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Titleless Tales of the Headless

LexBlog IP

However, two months later, the museum filed a complaint against NYDA to block the seizure order by contesting its rightful ownership of the statue. Ownership Interest In the case of Republic of Croatia v. The court underscored the need to determine whether the claimants can establish ownership of the Treasure.

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U.S. Treasury Study Rejects Immediate Need for New Regulation of Art Market

LexBlog IP

AML/CFT regime related to beneficial ownership, real estate, and investment advisers and nonfinancial gatekeepers before turning its attention to the high-value art market.” ” [5] The Report only discussed money laundering, ignoring other known risk areas in the art market, such as the sale of forged or stolen artworks. [6].

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How to Avoid Pitfalls on the Way to Decentralized Disney

Copyright Lately

The same rule applies to digital artworks sold as NFTs. It would have taken a bit of due diligence, but not much. Here’s the first clause, section (i), dealing with ownership of the Bored Ape NFTs: “i. What you can’t do is make your own “Dune” movie. Definitely. You Own the NFT.

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“For Sale: This Article”: an overview of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and IP

IP Whiteboard

And what role does intellectual property ( IP ) play in their creation and sale? This means that each time an NFT changes hands, the transaction is verified, adding a new record to the chain of ownership. NFTs have a variety of uses which extend far beyond digital artwork. But what are NFTs? We’re glad you asked.