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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

vii] NFTs are prone to “copyfraud” and other violations of the moral rights of the inventor. Copyright infringement would come from the minting of NFTs without the owner’s or licensee’s prior consent, and would be grounds for an injunction or financial penalties.

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Analysing the Intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Intellectual Property Rights

IP and Legal Filings

The NFT space also serves as a breeding ground for copyfraud and copyright infringement. Copyright that subsists on a digital artifact is not transferred to the buyer upon purchase unless a specific clause that states otherwise is inserted. However, this can be prevented with stringent IP laws in place.