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[Guest post] Free Holdings case raises important issues regarding the legal nature of NFTs

The IPKat

Ownership of every name periodically expires and, at that point, anyone may freely claim it on Namecoin by re-registering the expired name. The entire history of the name can be seen here ) On May 28, 2021, McCoy minted another NFT to record the Quantum artwork, this time on the Ethereum blockchain.

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The Growing Popularity of NFTs: How to Protect Your NFT Personal Property Rights

LexBlog IP

Although NFTs have been around since 2014 , this asset class has only just experienced its first and quite remarkable outgrowth , thus staking its claim in the broader blockchain industry. This is the unfortunate reality for most NFT projects: their artwork is entirely mutable which defeats the entire purpose of those NFTs.

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How NFTs Work In Gaming: A Developer’s Perspective

Traverse Legal Blog

The first known NFT was minted in 2014 and since then has seen rapid growth. An NFT or “non-fungible token” is a digital asset that links ownership to unique digital items. Non-fungible tokens have been designed to give you ownership of something that cannot be replicated or copied. What are NFTs? What are NFTs? NFT Technology.

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Implications Of AI On Literary And Artistic Works : A Challenge On The Copyright System

IP and Legal Filings

A three-person Review Board of the US Copyright Office recently rejected a relatively recent copyright claim made by an individual by the name of Steven Thaler over an artwork titled ‘A Recent Entrance to Paradise’ produced using an AI-based algorithm he termed ‘Creative Machine’.

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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. A final appeal to the Italian Supreme Court followed. It is important to recall that such appeals only concern the correct interpretation of legislative provisions.

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Copyright

The IPKat

The Regulations also protect the rights of authors of an original applied or fine artwork to a share in the proceeds of sale of that work as long as copyright subsists. A presentation of the report was made by Hon. The company was ordered to pay Ojo, ₦20 million (US$44 448) in damages.

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Principal Cynthia Walden and Associate Sarah Kelleher Author World Intellectual Property Review Article “Selling the Intangible in Fashion: What Does It Mean for Trademark Protection?”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NFTs are data units stored on a blockchain used to transfer ownership of physical items or digital media with smart contracts. NFTs are only the latest eyebrow-raising trend that involve goods and services that are intangible or intrinsically difficult to value. The NFTs act to authenticate these items.