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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. ” However, those on social media, in particular Croatians, were not so quick to dismiss the issue. However, the announcement did not go over well once it was made public.

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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. Still, the straightforward process for creating non-fungible tokens (NFT) has accelerated the theft of digital art.

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

LexBlog IP

NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame. NFTs are unique tokens based on blockchain technology and used as digital assets.

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

IP Tech Blog

NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame. NFTs are unique tokens based on blockchain technology and used as digital assets.

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How to Avoid Pitfalls on the Way to Decentralized Disney

Copyright Lately

The same rule applies to digital artworks sold as NFTs. It would have taken a bit of due diligence, but not much. In section (i) of the terms, Yuga seems to be saying that when you buy a Bored Ape, you own the NFT (the token) and the digital artwork that’s associated with the NFT. Definitely.

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U.S. Treasury Study Rejects Immediate Need for New Regulation of Art Market

LexBlog IP

” [5] The Report only discussed money laundering, ignoring other known risk areas in the art market, such as the sale of forged or stolen artworks. [6]. ” [7] In 2020, Treasury defined high-value art as artwork having an estimated market value of over $100,000. [8] The Report specifically focused on “high-value art.”

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