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

IPilogue

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

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Ten things to know about NFTs

The IPKat

There has obviously been a considerable amount of excitement around non-fungible tokens (NFTs) over the last few years and some interesting developments in the last few months. Recently, I spoke in the PRS London Members' Day panel about NFTs, alongside Cliff Fluet (Lewis Silkin) and Mike Walsh (Serenade).

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

IP Tech Blog

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. NFTs are unique tokens based on blockchain technology and used as digital assets. His NFT sales have reportedly surpassed $1.1

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

LexBlog IP

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. NFTs are unique tokens based on blockchain technology and used as digital assets. His NFT sales have reportedly surpassed $1.1

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NFTs: Friend or Foe for Brand Owners?

Corsearch

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? A non-fungible token, also known as NFT, is a one-of-a-kind digital item stored on a public digital ledger (a blockchain), which provides a certificate of ownership to a particular individual².

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NFT Update:  5 Recent Lawsuits Show a Glimpse into Future Legal Battles Involving NFTs 

LexBlog IP

As previously reported on this blog , non-fungible tokens (or “NFTs”) recently emerged as one of the hottest new items on the art market—artists, auction houses, museums, sports organizations and others have jumped at the chance to create and sell their own versions of these unique tokens.

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Trademarks And the Metaverse

IP and Legal Filings

According to a Bloomberg Intelligence report [2] , the worldwide revenue opportunity from the metaverse is predicted to hit $800 billion in 2024, up from the estimated $500 billion in revenue generated by the metaverse in 2020. The “Gucci” mark and its emblem can be seen all around this virtual metropolis.