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First duel between NFTs and copyright before the Spanish courts: NFTs 1 – Authors 0

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Basically, because an NFT is an encoded digital metadata file of a copy of a work that can be copyright protected. That is, in an NFT there can be an underlying copy of a work of art –typically an image, photograph, piece of music, video or certain audiovisual content– that may be subject to copyright. And why is that?

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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

Plagiarism Today

This means, theoretically, that elements such as the Superman “S” can be protected by copyright because they are separate elements that are merely copied onto the clothing. Bringing us back to our Juice Demon, the elements that are copied include the striped suit and tie. The second limitation is masks.

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

As of this writing, there is no explicit regulation governing the NFT market or the way NFTs should be produced, acquired, gathered, coined, etc. 11 of 2008, dated April 21, 2008, regarding Electronic Information and Transactions, as amended by Law No 19 of 2016, dated November 25, 2016.• Image source: iStock].

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Italian Supreme Court says that the quotation exception in copyright law only applies to partial reproductions of works, never to works in their entirety

The IPKat

In 2014, the Milan Court of First Instance dismissed the action in its entirety. Further to an appeal, in 2017 the Court of Appeal of Milan partly sided with the artist’s estate, but found that the unauthorized reproduction of the artist’s works in the context of the project and the book would not be unlawful.

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

IP Tech Blog

The challenge becomes even bigger if NFTs are to be commercialized, exploited, and protected in different jurisdictions and at the same time — particularly when those markets include China, where protection for a foreign NFT creator or exploiter may face unique challenges. Therefore, DCs cannot be freely transacted in the Chinese market.

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

LexBlog IP

The challenge becomes even bigger if NFTs are to be commercialized, exploited, and protected in different jurisdictions and at the same time — particularly when those markets include China, where protection for a foreign NFT creator or exploiter may face unique challenges. Tiffany created 250 NFTs and put them on the market.

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Court Slips Up in Duct-Taped Banana Copyright Case

Copyright Lately

Plaintiff Joe Morford claims that the copyright in his artwork (L) has been infringed by defendant Maurizio Cattelan. He sold three versions of the artwork for a total of nearly four hundred thousand dollars before enormous selfie-seeking monkeys crowds forced him to split early. Why the Court Got It Wrong. Copyrightability.