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3 Count: NFT Repeat

Plagiarism Today

3: PokerPaint Boss Brett Butz in New Copyright Theft Row over Artwork NFTs. Now, just a few months later, PokerPaint is back in the spotlight for offering NFTs of some of that artwork and at least one photographer is claiming that it includes work he previously filed a cease and desist order on.

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Jean Paul Gaultier, Birth Your Own Venus

IPilogue

In April 2022 , Uffizi sent a cease-and-desist in response to Jean Paul Gaultier’s current use of the Birth of Venus , but the fashion brand never replied and continued its unauthorized use. . Uffizi took issue with Pornhub’s online guide to erotic art which used the artwork.

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Insights from the Global Online Thesis Topic Meetings

IPilogue

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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Bungie & Ubisoft Reach $300,000 Settlement With Ring-1 Cheat Sellers

TorrentFreak

Other claims in the complaint include the unlawful reproduction of copyrighted artwork and game files, plus inducing and contributing to the copyright-infringing acts of Ring-1 customers, who allegedly create unauthorized derivative works when they deploy Ring-1 cheats.

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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

Plagiarism Today

Lawsuits around these particular issues are rare and the disputes that do arise typically are handled through cease and desist letters or takedown notices. They are part fashion, part artwork, part branding and part character. Bottom Line.

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Role of Intellectual Property in Entertainment Industry

IIPRD

It gives authors and artists the sole ownership rights to their original writings, music, films, and artwork. This entails a diligent search for copyright violations using tools including cease-and-desist letters, legal action, and requesting injunctions to prevent unauthorized use.

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Book review: Copyright in the street. An Oral History of Creative Processes in Street Art and Graffiti Subcultures

The IPKat

It emerges that brands should pay for the use of street artworks. The use of cease-and-desist letters is widespread too. Interviews with Keo, Greg Lamarche and Lady Pink provide further support. The number of registrations with the US Copyright Office has been growing since the 1970s.

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