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ERA IP-focused events and courses return with 25% discount for IPKat readers

The IPKat

Over the next few months, the following will take place and IPKat readers will have an opportunity to enroll with a 25% discount in the registration fees: Summer Course on European Intellectual Property Law Trier, 1-5 July 2024 This course will provide a thorough introduction to European intellectual property law.

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[Guest post] Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh?

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The IPKat is pleased to host the following contribution by Katfriend Marianna Ryan (Edwin Coe and King's College London) on the topical issue of how Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are to be treated and what IP issues come with them. The use of blockchain and smart contracts in the creation of DAOs has its pros and cons.

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Form “Non-Disparagement” Clause Violated Consumer Review Fairness Act–State v. Ideal Horizon Benefits

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

It represents a rare federal intervention into contract law, and it does so for good reasons–to reduce the ability of businesses to manipulate the consumer review ecosystem by wiping away negative reviews and leaving only positive reviews. See this explainer I wrote after its passage. ” Case citation : State v.

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Global Digital Encounter 21: The Metaverse as a Challenge to Classical IP

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The first topic up for discussion by the panel was the actual definition of the metaverse. The next topic in the discussion was user protection in the metaverse. There are also problems with smart contractscontract theft, errors in the code etc. Panel discussion. DAOs have a lot of inherent issues. Conclusion.

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NFT Copyright License Rights: Due Diligence is Critical.

Traverse Legal Blog

You have been reading about them all over the news, they’re the hottest topic in tech right now, especially in the blockchain space. An NFT is a Smart Contract, meaning that it embeds specific basic contract terms in the NFT metadata that goes onto the blockchain. Meta Data In the NFT & Smart Contracts.

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Never too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

The IPKat

Decentralised Autonomous Organisations ( DAOs ) are a new type of quasi-corporate entities, existing with the use of blockchain and smart contracts. Katfriend Marianna Ryan has written here on the topical issue of how DAOs are to be treated and what IP issues come with them.

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Law Enforcement’s Efforts to Scrub COVID “Misinformation” Online Violated the First Amendment–Cohoon v. Konrath

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In March 2020, she contracted a respiratory illness. Nevertheless, we have seen many seemingly-smart people, and politicians, advocate for government censorship of online misinformation about COVID or other topics. Amyiah Cohoon is a high schooler in central Wisconsin. She posted on Instagram that she had COVID.

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