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

IP and Legal Filings

Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works. NFTs are governed by smart contracts, which divide ownership and limit transferability. iii] NFTs are limited to having a single owner.

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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. Several individuals have been held for falsifying copyright ownership over a work that exists in the public domain.