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Copyright Laws & Trademark Infringement for NFTs

Traverse Legal Blog

Whether you are looking to make your own non fungible token to sell or you’re looking to buy an NFT as an investment, you need to be aware of copyright and trademark laws that might apply to your NFT. Are NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens) Considered Intellectual Property? What is a Non Fungible Token?

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Image Rights Alright—But Can They Trump Established Rights and Doctrines? Should They?

SpicyIP

A postcard can be taken either as a literary work or an artistic work under sections 2(c) and 2(o) respectively of the Copyright Act, 1957. These vintage picture postcards, if original, are works in which copyright subsists ( section 13 of the Copyright Act, 1957 ). Simply none. Anil Kapoor one being the latest.

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NFTs and Copyright: Some Burning Issues

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The last couple of years has seen the emergence of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) as an important medium for the creation, sale and collection of art, with numerous instances of big money purchases of NFTs. Image by Riki32 via Pixabay. As we have just seen, one set of legal uncertainties arises from questions of copyright law.

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