NFTs And The Copyright Assignment

• Published date: 28 March 2022
• Subject Matter: Intellectual Property, Technology, Copyright, Fin Tech
• Law Firm: Tauil & Chequer
• Author: Ms Cristiane Manzueto and Rodrigo Leal

Buying an NFT means buying its authenticity seal, which confirms the property to be an asset of the person who bought it through a smart contract in that blockchain.

However, the NFT's creation, which is protected by copyright, and the digital asset itself are different things, under different legal regimes. Therefore the purchase of each may be handled differently, depending on the parties' wishes.

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