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UK Regulator Issues New Guidance on In-Game Advertising

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Virtual currency is staple fodder in the world of gaming in order to purchase more “lifes”, items of assistance or time to complete a level. Now, increasingly, game developers are also providing opportunities for players to reach into their real world wallet and purchase virtual currency.

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IP Protection of NFTs: A Comparative Look at the US and China

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Large digital transactions like that of Beeple NFT that sold for $69 million and the ever-mounting numbers of more or less successful NFT cooperations like that between Tiffany and CryptoPunks or millions-heavy NBA Top Shot NFT have made the headlines. What is the intellectual property right that most suits NFTs? Applicable IP rights.

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UK Regulator Issues New Guidance on In-Game Advertising

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Virtual currency is staple fodder in the world of gaming in order to purchase more “lifes”, items of assistance or time to complete a level. Now, increasingly, game developers are also providing opportunities for players to reach into their real world wallet and purchase virtual currency.

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Osgoode Emerging Technology Association Panel with Professors Allan Hutchinson and Jon Penney

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The panel garnered traction preceding the event, with participants eagerly sending in questions on topics ranging from cryptocurrency concerns to the future of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”). Cryptocurrency was the main topic of interest, along with the ever-prevailing questions surrounding its future.

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OFAC updates guidance on ransomware payments and sanctions risk

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The updated guidance emphasizes the risk of facilitating or processing payments, specifically noting that OFAC has listed SUEX, a company that allows customers to convert digital currency into cash or other forms of assets, as an SDN. ” Coordination with U.S. government cyberstrategy and legislative efforts.

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Journey Through “Januarys” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

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Mohan’s post “ Trademarks for Digital Currencies ,” Bhavik Shukla’s follow-up post highlighting the unsolvable conundrum in the trademark-ing of Blockchain Technology, and Aparajita’s most recent post. Then, Arundathi Venkataraman discussed the topic using the case of Garcia v. Relevant here are Arun C. Well … not really!

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IP Protection of NFTs: A Comparative Look at the US and China

LexBlog IP

Large digital transactions like that of Beeple NFT that sold for $69 million and the ever-mounting numbers of more or less successful NFT cooperations like that between Tiffany and CryptoPunks or millions-heavy NBA Top Shot NFT have made the headlines. What is the intellectual property right that most suits NFTs? Applicable IP rights.

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