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Copyrighting the Ogopogo Monster: The © story behind the news story

The IPKat

However, since it is not compulsory to register a copyright, there are likely more unregistered works out there, based on the Ogopogo, that are subject to copyright protection. Unfortunately, while CIPO’s database records registration, it has no copy of what was registered. And the database only goes back to 1991.

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“For Sale: This Article”: an overview of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and IP

IP Whiteboard

This means that each time an NFT changes hands, the transaction is verified, adding a new record to the chain of ownership. You then upload a copy of the digital work that you want to represent in NFT-form to the NFT marketplace, pay a transaction fee and click ‘create’. This system is not foolproof.