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Copyright Fair Use for Education

IP and Legal Filings

These rights generally include the rights to reproduce, distribute, perform, publish and create derivative works. Copyright protection applies to many creative works, including literature, music, art, film and software. In many countries, including the United States, inventors receive copyright protection for their creations.

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

IP and Legal Filings

An illustration of this idea is that, unless the owner of the copyright expressly grants such a right in writing, a buyer of a sculpture only receives the right to exhibit it, not to make copies of it or derivative works. vii] NFTs are prone to “copyfraud” and other violations of the moral rights of the inventor.