Taiwanese blockchain-based digital property rights startup Bitmark raises $3 million in a funding round that saw investment from HTC and Alibaba.
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A copyright is a legally claimed status that provides the author of an original work with exclusive rights on how it may be used by other people. Copyright is a form of intellectual property that is mostly used for the protection of a creative work. Copyright suffers from problems of the uncertainty of either the date and author of the original invention. Blockchain copyright systems may be a solution for those problems. Blockchain copyright protection is built on the sustainability of registered information not being changed after its recorded. New systems may use blockchain copyrights for music, texts, pieces of art, IT inventions and any other type of information. The inclusion of blockchain copyright into law may reduce the amount of people needed for maintaining the patent bureau, archives and other establishments that works on intellectual property protection.
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The official U.S. copyright archive shows that Wei Liu, a Chinese citizen residing in California, claimed copyright to the BTC white paper.
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A blockchain-powered platform aiming to deliver a fairer deal for creators is broadening the choice of music, illustrations and webtoons available to fans.
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Dubai-based crypto firm ABBC Foundation agreed to stop using name “Alibaba” after legal action by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group.
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KodakONE has reportedly generated over $1 million in licensing claims for image rights during a limited beta test of its blockchain-based platform.
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NEM Foundation in Argentina has partnered with a local trade union of journalists to create a blockchain tool to protect intellectual property rights.
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30 major Chinese media outlets established a new alliance for copyright protection using blockchain technology.
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A Chinese Internet Court has started using blockchain to protect the intellectual property of online writers.
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A Russian intellectual property court has stored data on right holders via blockchain, reportedly setting a precedent for the country.
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The Uzbek city of Tashkent has signed a deal with a Russian startup to digitize patent records and make intellectual property profitable.
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Copyright rules have always struggled to follow up with technology – and blockchain is creating new challenges, as well as solving some.
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Two major Spanish public institutions have announced a research partnership into using blockchain for copyright management in the digital era.
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Due to the issues related copyright infringements and censorship that it has to solve in the upcoming years, the Internet might need Blockchain more than any ot...
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