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Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek )
Craig Wright Loses Bitcoin Copyright Claim in UK Court
The self-proclaimed author of the Bitcoin white paper claims Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash violate his intellectual property rights.
Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek )

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Trial Lawyer Breaks Down Legal Considerations for NFTs and Trademark Law
David Leichtman, a managing partner at law firm Leichtman Law PLLC, said what a brand is protecting “is the value of the brand,” including its name or logo. That's the key iss...
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MetaBirkins project home page (metabirkins.com)
Hermès vs. MetaBirkins: The NFT Case That Could Have Major Trademark and Artistic Consequences
The trial between NFT artist Mason Rothschild and French luxury house Hermès came to a close on Monday after a year-long trademark battle over an NFT project inspired by the b...
MetaBirkins project home page (metabirkins.com)

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Better Policy Can Turn NFTs Into an Intellectual Property Powerhouse
Diana Stern, of Palm NFT Studio, writes about copyright, trademark and other IP issues surrounding non-fungible tokens.
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Woman Strong 1980s Abstract Fashion Model Skipping Dance Pose Pink Blue Purple Pixel Art Cube Block Voxels 3d illustration render (Getty Images)
What Dance Tells Us About the Uses and Limitations of Art
NFTs may be able to help creators monetize their work, but questions of copyright and ownership have yet to give creators true ownership over their creations.
Woman Strong 1980s Abstract Fashion Model Skipping Dance Pose Pink Blue Purple Pixel Art Cube Block Voxels 3d illustration render (Getty Images)

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NFTs and Intellectual Property: What Do You Actually Own?
As non-fungible token holders look for new ways to monetize their digital collectibles, creators might seek to define what collectors can and can’t do with the original artwor...
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Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, speaks at Consensus 2022. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Most NFT Projects ‘Convey No Actual Ownership’: Galaxy Digital Research
NFTs giving token holders total ownership rights is an ambitious idea, one that's “a long way off,” Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, said on CoinDesk TV’s “Firs...
Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, speaks at Consensus 2022. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

We all dream of an open universe where characters from our favorite NFT projects coexist. Copyright makes this goal costly and hard. (Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk.)
Should You Copyright Your NFTs?
Is a Creative Commons or commercial rights license better for the creator of a non-fungible token? It all comes down to what you are trying to build.
We all dream of an open universe where characters from our favorite NFT projects coexist. Copyright makes this goal costly and hard. (Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk.)

A scene from the MetaBirkins project home page. (MetaBirkins)
The Balance Between Art and IP Theft in NFT Culture
From "Squid Game" to Olive Garden, the NFT boom is an orgy of intellectual property infractions.
A scene from the MetaBirkins project home page. (MetaBirkins)

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What You Own When You Own an NFT
Following an all-out bash of SpiceDAO's plans to make a version of "Dune" "public," it's worth reflecting on copyright in crypto.
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