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NFT Copyright License Rights: Due Diligence is Critical.

Traverse Legal Blog

Copyright Licensing of Digital Assets Attached to NFT Sales. Bonus: Free Open Source Copyright License for NFT sales below]. My name is Enrico Schaefer, I am a technology attorney with traverse legal PLC, and today I want to talk about nonfungible tokens or NFTs. NFT Copyright Licensing. Let’s talk about it.

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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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Trade Marks in the Virtual World: Is your Business Well Meta-Versed in Emerging Technology?

LexBlog IP

Introduction Digital technologies such as the metaverse, non-fungible tokens ( NFTs ), blockchain and augmented realities are directly influencing how we cultivate and protect various forms of intellectual property, including trade marks. The more specificity, the better. physical) marks.

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Buying an NFT? You are not buying what you think.

Traverse Legal Blog

Today, we will be talking about NFT non-fungible token licensing. The token goes onto the blockchain, indicating ownership rights and potentially royalty rights for future transfers of the NFT, but not the underlying digital asset. The NFT is a smart contract coded with the NFT. the Bored Ape or CryptoPunk).

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IP and NFTs: Where are We?

LexBlog IP

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

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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. Damon Dash. Miramax LLC v.

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NFTs and its Relationship with IP Rights

IP and Legal Filings

Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs is the latest trend that has taken the world of art and technology by storm. This is not the case, unless there is an express transfer of copyright by the creator or seller to the buyer through the contract at the time of sale. Introduction.

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