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First duel between NFTs and copyright before the Spanish courts: NFTs 1 – Authors 0

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The rise in popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has attracted a great deal of attention from copyright practitioners and aficionados. Basically, because an NFT is an encoded digital metadata file of a copy of a work that can be copyright protected. And why is that?

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Fair Use Clauses & Non Fungible Tokens

Traverse Legal Blog

Non fungible tokens (NFTs) , the latest vehicle for capturing, linking to and licensing intellectual property. NFTs are being used in all forms of entertainment, gaming, art and science. Can I copy and use a digital asset linked to an NFT? What is a Fair Use Defense to a Copyright Infringement Claim?

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IP and NFTs: Where are We?

LexBlog IP

” So although it was the NFTs themselves that garnered prices comparable to real-life luxury handbags, Hermès’ infringement claim necessarily had to center around unauthorized use of the mark for the underlying artwork.

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Role Of NFTs In The Fashion Industry: An Overview

IIPRD

Recently, a new trend of merging of blockchain technology with creative intellectual property via non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) had taken place. The idea has spread across all market sectors, and now luxury fashion retailers have joined the tokenization bandwagon. Introduction. What are NFTs?