Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

An NFT, or “non-fungible token” is a token added to a blockchain that links ownership to unique digital items (images, video files, audio files, artworks, etc.). Non- fungible tokens have been designed to give a person ownership of something, kind of like modern day digital collectibles. Copyrighting vs Trademarking NFTs.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

The reason for this is that copyright encompasses all types of original literary, artistic, musical, theatrical, cinematographic, and other works. So, whether it’s your original reel, a musical composition, a YouTube video, a painting you shared, or a write-up you wrote as a social media influencer, everything is copyright protected.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Major brands such as Coca-Cola, Disney, Nike, and Ubisoft were quick to jump on the bandwagon, for example. Some of the same brands have also been exploited by third parties who created unauthorized NFTs. In addition to the ‘collectible’ aspect, NFTs can also be used as proof of ownership or access.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

These rights provide exclusive ownership and control over intangible assets, allowing creators to protect their innovations from unauthorised use, reproduction, or distribution. Copyrights: Copyrights protect original works of authorship such as software codes, artistic creations, literature, music, films, etc.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

If you’re using an online logo generator, such as the one in Canva, a very popular online program for creating all kinds of visual projects, or Logo.com, you need to look at the license terms of the software. Canva and other logo generators are licensing the use of their product and the generated logos in it to you.

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IIPRD

JUNE 9, 2024

This will give recognition to those persons and provide them with ownership rights for that intellectual activity. Any literary work, text, music, videos, 3D paintings, images, software programs, avatar designs, art, or literature will get protection under copyright in the metaverse.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In this piece, I will recapitulate Strickland- Murphy’s exploration of IP ownership of Non-fungible Tokens and expand on recent developments since May. Unique identification is a valuable tool for the many luxury brands and auction houses that have started using the blockchain to sell or auction their products.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2024

But a combination of federal copyright registration and state trademark registration for these goods and services may provide an opportunity for cannabis companies to protect the substantial investments made in their brands and offerings. in relation to urban music and the hemp/cannabis industry.”

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

We have previously written about key steps for brand owners to consider for their trade mark strategy in the metaverse and since then, earlier this year, the 12 th edition of the Nice Classification came into force. physical) marks.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 29, 2024

Tech giants Nokia and Oppo enter into a cross-licensing agreement ending their patent disputes across multiple jurisdictions! The court held that the exclusive copyright of the plaintiff has been established in a previous suit and thus, the defendants do not have independent right to telecast the music videos.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Through the secure blockchain technology, NFTs allow the creation and sale of exclusive and limited content in the form of collectible digital assets that can be transported on multiple media such as images, videos, or music. Ownership and Enforcement. Copyright Ownership. Two ideas of ownership have emerged under copyrights.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 13, 2021

It is essentially a transaction ledger that is open and decentralized, so anyone, with proper access credentials, can view the ledger to the authenticity of whatever is being transferred and the chain of ownership. An NFT can represent anything in digital form, from visual artworks to music, multimedia, e-books and even digital trading cards.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Though your work is automatically protected by copyright the moment it is created, voluntary registration will provide proof of ownership, which can save you time and money in case of a dispute later on. can still lead to brand dilution, lost customer loyalty and lost profits. website, software, catalogue, customer database, etc.),

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

NFTs have indeed transformed the world of digital assets and ownership, with sales as high as $2.47bn only 6 months into 2021. Tokenisation and Ownership of Digital Assets under NFTs. For instance, the $66K NFT sold by the popular American digital artist Beeple carried a resale value of $6.6mn dollars. IP Implications under NFTs.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

He notes that the Court considered this dispute concerning the breach of a trademark licensing agreement as arbitrable and referred it to arbitration. Copyright Ownership in State Board Textbooks: Impediments to Accessibility. from broadcasting any songs copyrighted by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Golden Tobacco Ltd.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 16, 2022

As major fashion brands launch their own non-fungible tokens, others are testing the limits of trademark enforcement in the digital realm, say Cynthia Walden and Sarah Kelleher of Fish & Richardson. NFTs are data units stored on a blockchain used to transfer ownership of physical items or digital media with smart contracts.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Through the secure blockchain technology, NFTs allow the creation and sale of exclusive and limited content in the form of collectible digital assets that can be transported on multiple media such as images, videos, or music. Ownership and Enforcement. Copyright Ownership. Two ideas of ownership have emerged under copyrights.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

NFTs are units of data stored on a blockchain that signify ownership of (supposedly) unique digital media items. Licensing of rights: How should IP rights in the associated asset be licensed in an NFT context? They are sold and/or traded in connection with “smart contracts” that govern the terms of transfer.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Example: Oratone speaker, used to detect flaws in music recording to find how it needs to be balanced. Jim Gibson: Connection to other forms of abandonment through naked licensing/transfer in gross—it’s difficult to find standing b/c you have to find someone willing to take a chance. E.g., an active community of product owners/users.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain. These contracts can be used for establishing and enforcing IP agreements like licenses and permit payment transfers in real-time to the IP owners.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain. These contracts can be used for establishing and enforcing IP agreements like licenses and permit payment transfers in real-time to the IP owners.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain. These contracts can be used for establishing and enforcing IP agreements like licenses and permit payment transfers in real-time to the IP owners.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 5, 2021

Bespoke regimes may divert innovation—music industry was successful in delaying and killing off DAT, but that allowed the rise of the CD, and MP3s, and then Napster and P2P. Consider compulsory licensing as a midway point here as well. Ownership is of linguistic description of structural properties of invention.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

This judgment concerned the classification of payments under end-user license agreements (EULA). The suit concerned agreements dating back to 2001 between IPRS and ENIL regarding broadcasting music in certain cities. When ENIL broadcast music in cities other than the ones in the agreement, IPRS filed an infringement suit.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Read Tejaswini’s post on the recent DHC order concerning these two liquor brands. The Respondent operates his business through two incorporated entities and claims ownership of the trademark via the permitted use by the two incorporated entities. Would you mix up these two labels: Officers Choice and Peace Maker? Defendant no.

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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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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

In this post , Namratha analyses an interesting change occurring in the music industry due to the pandemic: the creation of a marketplace for royalties. NFTs (Non-fungible tokens), which act as a certificate of ownership for whatever the creator puts up for sale, allow artists to set their preferred terms of contract while making sales.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

Bentley Systems Inc & Anr vs Pnc Infratech Limited & Ors on 13 May, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The plaintiff instituted the present copyright infringement suit against the defendant for continuing to use the plaintiff’s software after the expiry of its license. Intergrow Brands Pvt. Jaikishan Kakubha Saraf alias Jackie Shroff v.

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IP Whiteboard

JUNE 7, 2021

A non-fungible token is a one-of-a-kind digital token that may be linked to another item or asset, often a digital work, such as a drawing, video or piece of music. This means that each time an NFT changes hands, the transaction is verified, adding a new record to the chain of ownership.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Alfred Yen, A Federal Rules of Evidence Perspective on Forensic Musicology and Music Copyright Infringement Juries hear a lot of forensic musicology evidence they shouldn’t which confuses them and leads to poorer decisionmaking in music © infringement cases. Open Source Smell Culture: perfumers can share formulas using CC licenses.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

May 20, 2021) (R&R) renting existing equipment; Pine was formerly one of Proactive’s licensed distributors for the pumps. The principal issue was whether Pine can continue to rent Proactive’s pumps to its customers despite the termination of that license, particularly where Pine has made or will make repairs to the rented pumps.”

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

TM gives the corp the benefit of kicking people out of the business entity but keeping them within the brand. Disempowers those who participate in TM but not in the ownership of the company. Jessica Silbey: Hiba Hafiz’s new paper The Brand Defense is relevant. Two separate entities—the corporation and its outside labor.

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