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3 Count: Pulp NFT

Plagiarism Today

First off today, Samantha Handler at Bloomberg Law reports that the film studio Mirimax has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against director Quentin Tarantino over Tarantino’s plans to release of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) related to the film Pulp Fiction. 3: $31m piracy penalty for ChitramTV.

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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. These digital entries are stored on a blockchain and allow buyers to prove that they are legitimate ‘owners’ of some underlying asset or right.

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NFTs and Intellectual Property

LexBlog IP

What is the difference between “fungible” and “non-fungible”? Like a Bitcoin or Dogecoin, a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) is a digital asset that has been certified as authentic on a Blockchain ledger. This raises the question of what rights are acquired when purchasing an NFT?

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NFT Update:  5 Recent Lawsuits Show a Glimpse into Future Legal Battles Involving NFTs 

LexBlog IP

As previously reported on this blog , non-fungible tokens (or “NFTs”) recently emerged as one of the hottest new items on the art market—artists, auction houses, museums, sports organizations and others have jumped at the chance to create and sell their own versions of these unique tokens. at 4 ¶ 22. [21]. at 8 ¶ 33. [22].

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 23 – 29)

SpicyIP

The Bombay High Court in B4U Television Network India Ltd. A non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace has been launched by Alibaba Group of China, which permits customers to buy and sell NFTs while also facilitating licensing and selling of IP. August 26, 2021].