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ARTICLE · 04 NOVEMBER 2022

NFTs' Relationship With Intellectual Property – Five Things You Need To Know

NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) have opened new revenue streams and earning potential for brands, celebrities, athletes, artists, bands, songwriters, authors, and many others in the "creator" economy.

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NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) have opened new revenue streams and earning potential for brands, celebrities, athletes, artists, bands, songwriters, authors, and many others in the "creator" economy.

Interest in and sales of NFTs surged during the COVID-19 pandemic and the interest continues as more businesses and individuals invest in NFTs and the metaverse, whether proactively or defensively.

What are NFTs?

NFTs are digital assets based on computer code with a unique identifier that creates proof of title to underlying digital and/or physical assets, such as artwork, music, literature, games, clothing or other virtual or non-virtual goods or creative works. NFTs may be compared to a digital certificate of authenticity or deed of title and can be used to prove ownership and authenticity of an asset as evidenced by an immutable, cryptographically-secured record on a blockchain such as Ethereum or other distributed ledger technology. In contrast to fiat currency and

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