The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

Digital assets can be protected by IP and have always been capable of being licensed or assigned via a contract, or protected as a trade mark. There have also been complaints where creators have tried to NFT their own creativity but by doing so have breached a contract.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It gives authors and artists the sole ownership rights to their original writings, music, films, and artwork. Creators need to comprehend the fundamentals of copyright law to safeguard their creations and negotiate licensing and distribution contracts with skill.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 29, 2023

A person who employed the artist will be considered the proprietor of the artwork and can register for exclusivity for the same character. [3] 5] The content creator reached out to the artist for a commissioned artwork which is a unique character design. 12] Courts around the world generally apply tests to determine IP infringement.

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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

Her previous posts on the blog can be viewed here, here , here , here and here. Hermes has sued a Californian artist, Mason Rothschild, for his “MetaBirkins” digital artworks alleging trademark infringement. Aparajita is a lawyer based in Bangalore. She works in a law firm that advises technology companies. Aparajita Lath.

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IPilogue

APRIL 11, 2022

He explained that an NFT typically includes only information about the artwork’s location. The actual artwork is not stored within the NFT because storing large amounts of data on a blockchain is fairly expensive. She received a cease-and-desist notice from the photographer Michael Halsband, directing her to destroy the artwork.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 13, 2021

Under New York’s statutory prejudgment interest rules, an aggrieved party may recover prejudgment interest on a sum awarded because of a breach of contract or wrongful interference with title to, or possession or enjoyment of, property. [1] As previously reported on this blog , the Reif v. ” [2]. .” ” [2].

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

The case focused around a comic image depicting a chubby tiger receiving a vaccine shot, which was one of many artworks from the popular cartoon series “ Fat Tiger ” released on Weibo, China’s principal social media site, by a Chinese artist. Background. Shenzhen Qice Diechu Cultural Creativity Co.,

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The embedding of “smart contracts” in NFT sales allows for the automatic distribution of royalties – roughly 10% – anytime a change of ownership is requested on the blockchain. Exercising control of downstream purchaser actions for traditional or non-digital artistic mediums is more complicated. Not all Canadian galleries oppose ARRs.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Look no further as we present to you the SpicyIP Weekly Review, highlighting the discussions that took place on the blog along with other IP news. Wondering what IP developments took place last week? However, the court clarified that enforcing the negative covenant will not mean that the respondent has been benched or has been rendered idle.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As previously discussed on this blog , Phillips contracted with seller JN Contemporary Art (“JN”) in June 2019 to offer a Rudolf Stingel painting for sale in New York at Phillips’ biannual evening auction of 20th Century & Contemporary Art, scheduled to occur in New York in May 2020 (the “New York Auction”).

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

When looking into company assets protectable under federal copyright laws, one should check the company’s website, marketing materials, manuals, YouTube videos, podcasts, posted content on Instagram, TikTok, and the like, photos, software, blog posts, articles, white papers, etc.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame. The post NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks appeared first on Global IP & Technology Law Blog.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2022

” [5] The Report only discussed money laundering, ignoring other known risk areas in the art market, such as the sale of forged or stolen artworks. [6]. ” [7] In 2020, Treasury defined high-value art as artwork having an estimated market value of over $100,000. [8] The Report specifically focused on “high-value art.”

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

As previously reported on this blog , non-fungible tokens (or “NFTs”) recently emerged as one of the hottest new items on the art market—artists, auction houses, museums, sports organizations and others have jumped at the chance to create and sell their own versions of these unique tokens. Copyright Claims: Roc-A-Fella Records Inc.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

When looking into company assets protectable under federal copyright laws, one should check the company’s website, marketing materials, manuals, YouTube videos, podcasts, posted content on Instagram, TikTok, and the like, photos, software, blog posts, articles, white papers, etc.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 18, 2022

This blog presents an overview of what luxury fashion is doing with crypto technology in this feature, as well as what to expect as fashion moves forward into a tech-savvy future. Without a doubt, the raging fires of NFTs have sparked a burning yearning in the fashion sector for blockchain technology. What are NFTs?

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IPilogue

MARCH 1, 2022

Not asking someone if you can share their comic about depression before reposting it to your tens or hundreds of thousands of followers is irresponsible and can read as disrespectful of the time the illustrator put into the original artwork.” ” E: What has your experience been like collaborating with other makers?

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

However, the underlying digital artwork itself is not the NFT. While this offers some level of protection, a link to the digital work is not necessary for the NFT to exist or be sold and may even be embedded in a smart contract that is hidden. Essentially, an NFT is a digital token that can serve as a certificate of ownership.

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