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Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) and Copyright

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

One of the biggest stories of 2021 in the ever evolving world of distributed ledgers and crypto currencies has been the rise of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Jack Dorsey, the CEO of famous social media platform twitter sold an NFT of his first tweet for $2.5 What is NFT?

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Intellectual Property Rights for Social Media Influencers

IIPRD

A Social Media Influencer is someone who creates unique material that keeps people interested on multiple social media platforms, causing them to return for more high-quality information. One of the most significant methods to safeguard material on social media is through copyright.

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Blurred Lines: How the Lack of Regulation of NFT Platforms Has Fueled Rampant Art Theft

IPilogue

Still, the straightforward process for creating non-fungible tokens (NFT) has accelerated the theft of digital art. Listing someone else’s artwork on an NFT marketplace is as simple as saving a copy of the work from an artist’s website or social media platform and uploading it onto a marketplace where it is minted into an NFT.

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2021-07-03

Barry Sookman

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and intellectual property rights [link] 2021-06-28. Briefing: The Drive to Devise New Rules for Online Platforms and Social Media – CIGI [link] 2021-06-29. Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2021-06-26 [link] 2021-06-27.

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

IP and Legal Filings

The copyrights Act includes computer programmes and electronic communication, however this has been viewed as a grey area. Following the 2012 revision to the copyrights Act, it was made clear that Internet activities were also covered by the copyright law. They serve as a medium for new ideas, images, and sounds.

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NFTs and Copyright

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

One of the biggest stories of 2021 in the ever evolving world of distributed ledgers and crypto currencies has been the rise of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Jack Dorsey, the CEO of famous social media platform twitter sold an NFT of his first tweet for $2.5 What is NFT?

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Who Owns the Copyright in AI-Generated Art?

Intepat

To delve deeper into the question of ownership, we need to grasp the traditional concept of copyright. Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the rights of creators. Historically, these rights have been attributed to human creators, forming the cornerstone of copyright law.

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