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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works. Following the 2012 revision to the copyrights Act, it was made clear that Internet activities were also covered by the copyright law.

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A Preliminary Analysis of Trump’s Copyright Lawsuit Over Interview Recordings (Trump v. Simon & Schuster) (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Based solely on the complaint that was filed, there are six major issues raised by the case: First, were the recorded interviews a copyright-eligible “work of authorship”? Third, is Trump’s claim of ownership barred by 17 U.S.C. 105 , as a “work of the United States Government”? 105, as a “work of the United States Government”?

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