Tokenized Copyrights: Linking An NFT To A Copyright Licence

In our last report on the NFT self-experiment "Formulating a smart contract and minting an NFT", we looked at what data is packed in a freshly minted NFT. In principle, it is possible to include an entire data set of an artwork (i.e. in our case the GIF) in an NFT and thus on the blockchain. We also pointed out that in our self-experiment we did not only link to the digital artwork but also attached a limited usage licence to the NFT (in the metadata; because otherwise the buyer of an NFT in general will not own any intellectual property respectively rights of exploitation or use to the artwork connected to the NFT).

In this instalment, we take a closer look at linking the NFT to a copyright licence.