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Creative Commons and NFTs – is CC licensing compatible with the new technologies?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

There are multiple types of CC licensing on offer for content creators, ranging from various scale attribution rights to “no rights reserved” or CC0 public domain dedication. NFTs (non-fungible tokens) have become a buzzword in recent years.

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Image by Tumisu via Pixabay Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are altering society’s notion of digital ‘ownership’ and redefining the common perspective on distribution of original works to consumers by introducing scarcity to the digital realm.

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

IP and Legal Filings

Parallel to this, Non-Fungible Tokens, often known as NFTs, have seen tremendous growth as more and more people enter the market. When someone mints an NFT on a public domain, they could falsely claim to be the owner of the original artwork’s copyrights.