LexBlog IP
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
January 2022: Rapper Lil Yachty (real name: Miles Parks McCollum) sues NFT seller Opulous for trademark infringement based on Opulous using his name and likeness as part of a “Lil Yachty NFT Collection” advertising access to his new music. Miles Parks McCollum v. Opulous et al. 2:22-cv-00587, U.S.
IP and Legal Filings
JANUARY 31, 2023
The gaming and metaverse platform Roblox helped Gucci develop a variety of immersive themed locations that were inspired by the brand’s various advertising campaigns. The players can collect up to 30 NFTs in the game, 10 of which are designed by the artist Beeple [i].
SpicyIP
OCTOBER 1, 2023
Under Copyright Act, 1957 —most of these may come under the category of works in which copyright subsists. My submission is that it has to be safety against disparagement, dilution, advertising related passing off and offences of similar nature/gravity. But, ‘safety’ against what?
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