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

IP and Legal Filings

In today’s digital world, a lot of data and information have been shared online and are susceptible to corruption and copying. vii] NFTs are prone to “copyfraud” and other violations of the moral rights of the inventor. Image Sources : Gettyimages] One of the important issues in online is copyrights.

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Analysing the Intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Intellectual Property Rights

IP and Legal Filings

In the NFT space, a buyer is granted ownership over a copy of a digital artifact. The NFT space also serves as a breeding ground for copyfraud and copyright infringement. ‘Smart contracts are contracts that are used to regulate NFT transactions. The copyrights that subsist on an NFT are also governed with the help of a smart contract.