NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part II
Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 20, 2023
The First Sale Doctrine in the Metaverse The first sale doctrine, also referred to as the ‘ principle of exhaustion’ , is a longstanding tenet of copyright (and more in general intellectual property) law. Firstly, in conformity with the CJEU’s 2012 UsedSoft case, the exhaustion doctrine applies to first sales of computer software copies.
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