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New Music Industry Takedown Service Targets NFT and ‘Metaverse’ Piracy

TorrentFreak

The non-fungible token (NFT) rage shows that people are willing to pay vast amounts of money for a digital gimmick, that may or may not retain its value. There are NFT projects ‘copying’ other NFTs, for example, and in some cases, people simply issue NFTs based on existing copyrighted works owned by others.

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“For Sale: This Article”: an overview of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and IP

IP Whiteboard

NFT stands for non-fungible token. Non-fungible basically means unique. By way of comparison, a $10 note is an example of a fungible asset, because it can be replaced with another $10 note, or two $5 notes. And what role does intellectual property ( IP ) play in their creation and sale? What are NFTs?

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NFTs Excite Hollywood But Not Because They Can Solve Piracy

TorrentFreak

The fleeting non-fungible token (NFT) craze showed that some people are willing to pay vast amounts of money for digital assets that are not guaranteed to retain their value. Pirates can still copy the content and share it elsewhere, NFTs can’t prevent that. Piracy remains a concern, however.

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How NFTs Could Change the Music Industry – For Better or Worse

JIPEL Copyright Blog

Non-fungible tokens, known colloquially as NFTs, have gained popularity due to both their scarcity and variety. However, NFTs associated with music are especially poised to challenge traditional intellectual property rights and the future of the music industry.

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Analysing the Intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Intellectual Property Rights

IP and Legal Filings

With uncertainty looming over several corporate and non-corporate entities, digital currencies have managed to garner attention. In the last year, the cryptocurrency revolution has impacted several industries, including gaming, music, casino, and surprisingly, the banking sector. Image source:gettyimages].

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Nepal

IP and Legal Filings

NFTs, which stand for “ Non-Fungible Tokens ,” must first be understood in order to comprehend what “fungible” means. A commodity is said to be fungible in economics if it can be exchanged for another unit of the same commodity without losing any value. Conclusion.

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First duel between NFTs and copyright before the Spanish courts: NFTs 1 – Authors 0

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The rise in popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has attracted a great deal of attention from copyright practitioners and aficionados. Basically, because an NFT is an encoded digital metadata file of a copy of a work that can be copyright protected. And why is that?

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