The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

Successful NFTs that were lucrative for the seller include, for example, Kings of Leon who reportedly generated $2million from NFT sales of their album, which was minted alongside other benefits including artwork, a vinyl, and for six buyers even lifetime front-row seats to Kings of Leon headline gigs.

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IPilogue

MARCH 1, 2022

On the one hand, social media has enabled global sharing of news and creative media. E: What advice would you give to fellow artists and makers on social media on sharing their work? E: What would you like to see happen in terms of the culture of social media artists and their followers?

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

People probably aren’t aware, but Spotify just as an example, has been involved in dozens and dozens of rights disagreements with rightsholders, be it on not only songwriting but also the master rights and even also artwork rights. Rory Felton, “Business Builders – Boise” Podcast, January 24, 2022.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

Given the rapid growth of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) market, it was just a matter of time until a court recognised the labyrinth of intellectual property difficulties that surrounded the distribution and sale of NFT digital works. In China’s first copyright infringement case including NFT digital work, a court recently decided.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

Given the rapid growth of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) market, it was just a matter of time until a court recognised the labyrinth of intellectual property difficulties that surrounded the distribution and sale of NFT digital works. In China’s first copyright infringement case including NFT digital work, a court recently decided.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 16, 2022

Read the full article on World Intellectual Property Review. NFTs are data units stored on a blockchain used to transfer ownership of physical items or digital media with smart contracts. PDF copy available. Selling the Intangible in Fashion: What Does it Mean for Trademark Protection?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

What is the intellectual property right that most suits NFTs? Given that NFTs are the result of digital work that is transported in images, videos, photography and other forms of digital media, copyright seems to be the closest IP right to protect both the source code of the digital work, as well as its derivative works.

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Corsearch

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

If you were told 15 years ago that a personal post on your social media could be worth millions of dollars, would you believe it? NFTs have steadily grown in popularity over the last couple of years, challenging our perception of art, fashion, reality, possession, and intellectual property rights. What is an NFT?

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 9, 2023

Ownership of trademark rights is not contingent on a registration. This may include text messages, messaging apps, posts on any social media platform, and other forms of communication. ” ( Id. This is a highly fact-specific inquiry that depends on multiple factors. ” ( Id. at *17-18.)

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

What is the intellectual property right that most suits NFTs? Given that NFTs are the result of digital work that is transported in images, videos, photography and other forms of digital media, copyright seems to be the closest IP right to protect both the source code of the digital work, as well as its derivative works.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 2, 2023

Pinpoint the type of infringement on Amazon If you’ve found a counterfeit, it’s critical to cite the relevant intellectual property rights to Amazon. Intellectual property rights are defined as legal rights that protect the ownership of artistic, literary, and other creative works.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Introduction Intellectual property entails the protection of legal rights for inventions and creations made by individuals or businesses using their minds. Such works of art benefit the creator, and they are protected by the law of intellectual property. These advantages can be made profitable for the owner.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

The same rule applies to digital artworks sold as NFTs. Here’s the first clause, section (i), dealing with ownership of the Bored Ape NFTs: “i. Ownership of the NFT is mediated entirely by the Smart Contract and the Ethereum Network: at no point may we seize, freeze, or otherwise modify the ownership of any Bored Ape.”

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The race to protect intellectual property rights in the Metaverse is under way, despite the fact that there is still some scepticism about the concept. It wouldn’t be overstating things to argue that, in a few years, the Metaverse might influence how we enforce and safeguard intellectual property rights.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 18, 2022

Recently, a new trend of merging of blockchain technology with creative intellectual property via non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) had taken place. NFTs are created using “smart contracts,” which are software codes that govern actions such as validating ownership and regulating their transferability.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

3] An announcement on SuperFarm’s website noted that the sale would occur on the Ethereum blockchain, and that the auction was significant because it would “set a precedent for how artistically created value and its ownership can be proven, transferred, and monetized seamlessly through a public blockchain.” [4]. Miramax LLC v.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2022

AML/CFT regime related to beneficial ownership, real estate, and investment advisers and nonfinancial gatekeepers before turning its attention to the high-value art market.” ” [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].

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