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NFT Copyright License Rights: Due Diligence is Critical.

Traverse Legal Blog

With that in mind, we now have something called non-fungible tokens or NFTs. How do you know if what you’re doing is lawful? There are open auctions, limited auctions, various flavors of ownership for the NFT, and sales of both digital and non-digital assets. “Who’s the owner?

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Image by Tumisu via Pixabay Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are altering society’s notion of digital ‘ownership’ and redefining the common perspective on distribution of original works to consumers by introducing scarcity to the digital realm.

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NFT Lawyer: Legal Risks with ‘Non-Fungible Tokens’

Traverse Legal Blog

‘NFT’ stands for non-fungible token. In this Tech Law Radio podcast, NFT attorney Enrico Schaefer talks about legal issues which are already being litigated by lawyers in the NFT marketplace. NFT lawyer Enrico Schaefer covers the following topics in this informative article about non-fungible tokens.

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

Traverse Legal Blog

Today, we’re going to talk about non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Your trademark identifies your company as the source of goods and services related to your NFTs and digital assets (the pictures linked to your NFT smart contracts). The art inside the gallery is protected by COpyright law. NFTs are no different.

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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. While NFT-related marks are clearly protected under US law, the laws of other countries might differ.

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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. While NFT-related marks are clearly protected under US law, the laws of other countries might differ.

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

LexBlog IP

When the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (“AMLA”) became law on January 1, 2021, it was described as the most influential anti-money laundering (“AML”) legislation since the USA PATRIOT Act. [2] Background. 13] The subjective and evolving nature of art valuation also can provide opportunities for tax manipulation. [14]

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