Intellectual Property


Videos

Here’s What R&B Legend Mario is Investing In

R&B legend Mario joins “New Money” hosts Spencer Dinwiddie and Solo Ceesay to share insights into his investments and passion projects. Plus, why he’s not “fully invested in crypto” and understanding the risks of digital assets.

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Videos

Tarantino Says Miramax Can Go Pound Sand, Releases 'Pulp Fiction' NFTs Anyway

Director Quentin Tarantino is launching his "Pulp Fiction" NFT collection despite being sued for copyright infringement by film studio Miramax. "The Hash" team questions how this lawsuit will be a messy case study for other studios who are trying to apply Web 2 copyright laws to Web 3 products. "To the extent that there's valuable intellectual property in the background that people have disagreements over, they're going to want to turn them into NFTs, and those NFTs are going to be legally contentious," co-host Adam B. Levine said. Plus, the team's favorite Tarantino films.

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Markets

Batman NFTs Are Coming After Artist Has 'Pleasant' IP Chat With DC Comics

“In the end, DC was simply asking for a bit more time to assess the situation,” artist Neal Adams said.

NFT images provided by Neal Adams.

Markets

Batman Is Ours Alone to Exploit: DC Comics Warns Against Using Its Characters in NFTs

The publisher has its own plans for using its characters in NFTs.

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Markets

Musician Sells NFT Token Bringing Royalty Rights for $26K in Crypto

Music streaming platform Rocki has announced its first NFT sale as it prepares for beta launch.

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Finance

Alibaba Patents Blockchain System That Spots Music Copycats

The e-commerce giant has patented a blockchain-based means of vetting the originality of songs.

Joseph Tsai, executive vice chairman (Credit: Cody Glenn / Flickr)

Markets

Blockstack Pledges to Enforce Patents for 'Defensive Purposes' Only

Blockstack, the startup building a decentralized backbone for Web 3.0, is open-sourcing its two patents – kinda.

Blockstack co-founder Muneeb Ali speaks at Consensus 2017. (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Big Tech Signs Rare Open Source Pledge to Boost Supplies During COVID-19

Major tech firms are opening their patents to allow developers to build much needed tools during the coronavirus crisis.

Open sourcing patents will enable the development and iteration of essential goods, which otherwise would be stymied by copyright law. (Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash)

Finance

Dish Network Files Patent for Blockchain-Based Anti-Piracy System

The satellite TV firm's newly published patent application details a means to combat online piracy using blockchain.

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Markets

Korean Conglomerate CJ Develops Blockchain for Music Copyright

CJ, one of South Korea's largest conglomerates, is developing a blockchain-based music copyright management system.

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