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NFT Copyright License Rights: Due Diligence is Critical.

Traverse Legal Blog

You’ll also get digital collectible album artwork. You will provide the NFT attached to your private key to Kings of Leon to receive your artwork, your album, and your digital download link. On the Kings of Leon NFT sale site, you can identify the owner and other due diligence information. ” Enrico Schaefer.

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Blurred Lines: How the Lack of Regulation of NFT Platforms Has Fueled Rampant Art Theft

IPilogue

Listing someone else’s artwork on an NFT marketplace is as simple as saving a copy of the work from an artist’s website or social media platform and uploading it onto a marketplace where it is minted into an NFT. Third, consumers should do their due diligence by reaching out to artists to verify the authenticity of the NFT before purchasing.

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Croatia’s Coin Copycat Controversy

Plagiarism Today

Users on Twitter began to notice similarities between Pranjkovic’s artwork and a photograph taken by Scottish photographer Iain Leach. It’s about performing due diligence and considering these issues before they become a problem. However, the announcement did not go over well once it was made public.

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Fatal Mistakes Made By The ‘Bored Ape Yacht Club’ & ‘Crypto Punks’ NFT Projects

Traverse Legal Blog

Due diligence is critical. Copyrights protection for the artwork itself is also critical. Any NFT project offering Apes are derivative of the artwork for the Bored Ape yacht CLub are potentially infringing the BAYC’s copyrights. What Rights Are Licensed To Purchasers Buying NFTS?

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Copyrighting the Ogopogo Monster: The © story behind the news story

The IPKat

There were 18 registered copyrighted works related to the Ogopogo, including books, posters, artwork, videos (in some cases, supposedly of the creature itself) and dramatic works. Apparently, it was out of an excess of caution and due diligence, just in case there might be a challenge.

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Why intellectual property rights are important for startups seeking funding from investors

LexBlog IP

This can include inventions, designs, artwork, and even brand names and slogans. Investors and Due Diligence. Due diligence is designed for investors to learn more about different aspects of the company’s business, including intellectual property (IP), management, market, competition, and other factors.

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The ‘ Dune’ scenario is a well-known ‘tale of crypto folly’ featuring NFT purchasers who failed to exercise appropriate due diligence in determining what rights are granted when procuring an NFT. For instance, CrypToadz is a prominent CC0 NFT project wherein the artwork related to the NFT is in the public domain.