article thumbnail

Traditional Tattoos on the Red Carpet: Continuing the Conversation of Collective Ownership

IPilogue

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws. Of note, in DRG Inc.

Ownership 103
article thumbnail

How to Avoid Pitfalls on the Way to Decentralized Disney

Copyright Lately

The same rule applies to digital artworks sold as NFTs. trademark office records reveals that Viacom obtained rights in a broad array of TMNT marks after a highly-publicized purchase from the Mirage Group in 2009. Here’s the first clause, section (i), dealing with ownership of the Bored Ape NFTs: “i. You Own the NFT.