Intellectual Property News

Hollywood veteran David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight and Blade) is pioneering a blockchain- and AI-based creative platform he hopes will revolutionize the film industry.

A DAO proposal to transfer CryptoPunks IP to the community gains attention amid growing discontent over Yuga Labs’ rumored plans.

NFT trading plummeted in 2024, falling 19% in volume and 18% in sales, with prices and volatility on the rise.

Yuga Labs hasn’t confirmed or denied rumors that it is selling the IP rights to CryptoPunks, the world’s most valuable NFT collection.

A new multi-territory licensing agreement between Audius and ICE opens up royalty opportunities for over 330,000 music rights holders.

Intellectual property blockchain network Story Protocol introduced a theoretical framework it says could revolutionize the crypto AI agent economy.

Mark Longo, owner of Peanut the Squirrel, accused Binance of using his Peanut’s likeness without permission to promote the PNUT memecoin.

Traverse founder Amos Thomas believes stories are the foundation of everything, and that humanity must do everything in its power to protect them.

Tesla and CEO Elon Musk were sued by the producers of the 2017 film Blade Runner 2049 for allegedly using AI to spoof an image of the film at its We, Robot event.

The Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance has launched a campaign targeting “patent trolls,” arguing that they block the path to crypto innovation.

In 2021, PleasrDAO acquired “Once Upon A Time in Shaolin,” a one-of-a-kind musical album by Wu-Tang Clan, for $4.75 million.

The Law Commission’s final report advocates for legal reforms to better protect the unique features of digital assets.

Nintendo’s president addresses the risks of intellectual property breaches with generative AI at a shareholder meeting.

According to a market report from Allied Research, the South Korean pop music industry will be valued at $20 billion by 2031.

The mobile app and plug-in will use invisible watermarks and leverage the Aptos blockchain to ensure digital property rights regardless of where content is hosted.