Artwork Contracts Editing Ownership 
Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 19, 2023
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.
Traverse Legal Blog
APRIL 17, 2021
There are open auctions, limited auctions, various flavors of ownership for the NFT, and sales of both digital and non-digital assets. An NFT is a Smart Contract, meaning that it embeds specific basic contract terms in the NFT metadata that goes onto the blockchain. Was that ownership transferred, and if so, to whom?
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The IPKat
JULY 14, 2022
The notes further state that “ the 12th Edition of the Nice Classification will incorporate the term downloadable digital files authenticated by non-fungible tokens in Class 9 ”. The EUIPO also clarifies that “ for the Office, the term non fungible tokens on its own is not acceptable.
IPilogue
OCTOBER 7, 2022
In November of 2018, a limited-edition Enchanted Owl print sold for almost ten times that price, totaling at Waddington’s Auctioneers and Appraisals Toronto – breaking the record for the most expensive Canadian artist print ever sold via auction. Not all Canadian galleries oppose ARRs.
LexBlog IP
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
NFTs are units of data stored on a blockchain that signify ownership of (supposedly) unique digital media items. They are sold and/or traded in connection with “smart contracts” that govern the terms of transfer. Remedies: Are current statutory protections adequate to protect rights owners in NFT marketplaces? Nike, Inc.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 20, 2023
As a means of cryptographically proving ownership on the blockchain, each NFT has a unique hash, distinguishing it from other copies, as opposed to the non-exclusive license to access the copyrighted material obtained when purchasing an e-book. While not all marketplaces are geared towards offering such passive income, some do.
IPilogue
MARCH 1, 2022
This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity; all emphases are mine. 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.”
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