Judge: March date after fine, closure of Niagara Falls bitcoin plant | News
NIAGARA FALLS (TNS) — A state Supreme Court judge has now scheduled a conference in early March to decide what will be the content of a...
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Fix errors in NFT licensing
As blockchain and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are still emerging technologies, their legal infrastructure is still evolving, creating potential vulnerabilities. Three such vulnerabilities in the NFT space...
“MetaBirkins” Don’t Work – Hermès Wins Jury Trial in NFT Trademark Infringement
Luxury goods titan Hermès has won a major victory in its ground-breaking lawsuit involving trademark infringement through non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”). A federal jury in Manhattan recently...
New York Federal Jury Rejects First Amendment Defense in ‘MetaBirkin’s’ NFT Standoff
Introduction Perhaps no other area of the tech sector aside from the recent explosion of generative AI models has raised as many difficult intellectual property rights...
New York Court Decides NFT Trademark Fair Use Case
The Southern District Court of New York recently ruled in a much-watched trademark infringement case. The dispute involved the plaintiff, Hermès International, designer and supplier of...
NFT Regulatory Issues – a 2022 review and 2023 preview
Despite the minimal regulatory actions against blockchain gaming companies and NFT issuers, it is NOT time to get complacent about regulatory issues. As noted below, many...
English court to determine the extent of blockchain developers’ legal duties to users
Founders, projects and providers of blockchain services, like other industry participants, usually take it for granted that they have no obligation to return property if digital...
Indonesia’s omnibus law focuses on high-tech innovation
The Indonesian government recently introduced a new omnibus law to regulate the financial sector. Law No. 4 of 2023 on Financial Sector Development and Strengthening (“P2SK...
Demystifying Banking Regulators’ Recent Crypto Actions: Key Takeaways for Fintech Companies
The last few years had started to see a convergence between crypto and banking, with bitcoin appearing to be rapidly growing mainstream. That momentum hit a...
SEC initiates collaboration with UP Law Center on cryptocurrency, fintech regulation
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) PhiliFintech Innovation Office (PhiliFINNO) has partnered with the University of the Philippines Law Center (UPLC), through the University of the...