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Non-fungible Tokens: Commercializing Exclusive Digital Art- A Companion Piece

IPilogue

In May 2021, a phenomenal IPilogue submission by Keir Strickland-Murphy (Osgoode Law ‘22) touched on the recent boom of Non- fungible Tokens. In this piece, I will recapitulate Strickland- Murphy’s exploration of IP ownership of Non-fungible Tokens and expand on recent developments since May.

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The first NFT copyright infringement decision handed down in China

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Given the rapid growth of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) market, it was just a matter of time until a court recognised the labyrinth of intellectual property difficulties that surrounded the distribution and sale of NFT digital works. defendant), who controls the marketplace of NFT Bigverse, a digital art trading platform.

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The first NFT copyright infringement decision handed down in China

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Given the rapid growth of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) market, it was just a matter of time until a court recognised the labyrinth of intellectual property difficulties that surrounded the distribution and sale of NFT digital works. defendant), who controls the marketplace of NFT Bigverse, a digital art trading platform.

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Image by Tumisu via Pixabay Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are altering society’s notion of digital ‘ownership’ and redefining the common perspective on distribution of original works to consumers by introducing scarcity to the digital realm.

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[Guest post] BAYC sues Ryder Ripps over unauthorized minting of NFTs

The IPKat

NFTs – still subject to “old” IP law An NFT is a non-fungible (i.e. unique) and not divisible “token” (unlike cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ether, which are instead fungible and divisible tokens) “minted” (i.e. Yuga Labs, therefore, still owns the copyright in each NFT. Ether (USD 1+ million).

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

IP and Legal Filings

Such works of art benefit the creator, and they are protected by the law of intellectual property. Copyrights safeguard the artists’ rights in the inventive and imaginative content that abounds in digital media. One such area where copyright violations are common is the internet.

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NFT Lawyer: Legal Risks with ‘Non-Fungible Tokens’

Traverse Legal Blog

‘NFT’ stands for non-fungible token. NFT lawyer Enrico Schaefer covers the following topics in this informative article about non-fungible tokens. What is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT)? NFTs are tokens. Every bitcoin is the same and fungible and interchangeable.