US lawmakers unite against AI abuse, support NO FAKES Act
A legal professional warns that the bill could lead to private censorship, posing risks to free speech and creators’ rights. Go to Source
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2 Mirrored, Copycat Bored Ape NFT Projects Cause Copyright Infringement Controversy
In the midst of the hype surrounding the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles, two NFT projects have appeared offering near-identical or mirrored versions of the original BAYC NFTs. The NFT marketplace Opensea has removed the NFT projects from the market for breaking the rules against copyright infringement. 2 Copycat Bored Ape … Read more
Cloned CryptoPunks are back on OpenSea marketplace after DMCA counter notice
According to the DMCA, PolygonPunks would have had to have claimed its material “was removed or disabled through mistake or misidentification.” Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Can Github Remove the Bitcoin Codebase? Recent Repository Takedown Has Proponents Worried
On October 23, the Microsoft-owned Github leveraged an ostensible DMCA takedown in order to remove 18 projects from the code-hosting portal. According to sources, the takedown stemmed from a request filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Github’s recent move has made the crypto community quite leery of the platform and some proponents … Read more
