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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. The fact that it cannot be duplicated by another token due to its unique ID is a noteworthy feature. iii] NFTs are limited to having a single owner.

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Non-Fungible Tokens in India- Implications Buyers Must Consider

IP and Legal Filings

Concerns have been expressed regarding the legal status and the authenticity of such tokens, especially in India. they’reThere is currently a highly speculative market to speculate in, susceptible to rapid plunges or upswings and cyber security threats, making them enormously volatile assets to acquire and maintain.

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China Holds Trading Platform Liable for Sales of Infringing NFTs

IPilogue

On April 20, 2022, China released a first-of-its-kind judgment on a dispute over the alleged infringement of a non-fungible token (“NFT”) published on a trading platform. Examples of Chinese NFT markets include NFT China, Huanhe, and Jingtan.

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Top 10 Posts on the Kluwer Copyright Blog in 2021

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The Rise of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and the Role of Copyright Law – Part II by Peter Mezei , João Pedro Quintais , Alexandra Giannopoulou and Balázs Bodó. The Rise of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and the Role of Copyright Law – Part I by Peter Mezei , João Pedro Quintais , Alexandra Giannopoulou and Balázs Bodó.

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[Guest post] 'Can't Be Evil' NFT license - A tentative NFT worldwide license standard

The IPKat

The NFT art market, that is NFTs which specifically link an artwork or a digital file (a song, for example), have already gone mainstream and, of course, artists and projects owners have asked lawyers to prepare IP licenses to protect their IP. substitute with the governing law of their choice). does not seem to say much.

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Analysing the Intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Intellectual Property Rights

IP and Legal Filings

According to a report by Markets and Markets, the cryptocurrency market is expected to grow from USD 1.6 Apart from this, Non-Fungible Tokens, the brainchild of Kevin McCoy and Anil Dash, is a unit of data stored in a digital ledger that certifies that the digital asset is unique and is hence non-interchangeable.

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The Rise of NFTs and Its Legal Complications

IP and Legal Filings

This paper attempts to analyse the present laws governing the trading of NFTs over the public ledger and the loopholes in those regulations that could have significant legal implications. Furthermore, it attempts to provide possible solutions to improve the governance of NFTs. NFT stands for Non-Fungible Tokens.