{"id":225615,"date":"2021-04-13T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/copyright-infringement-and-nfts-how-artists-can-protect-themselves\/"},"modified":"2021-04-13T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T10:30:00","slug":"copyright-infringement-and-nfts-how-artists-can-protect-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/copyright-infringement-and-nfts-how-artists-can-protect-themselves\/","title":{"rendered":"# Copyright infringement and NFTs: How artists can protect themselves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c57f041355\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c57f041355\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/copyright-infringement-and-nfts-how-artists-can-protect-themselves\/#Protecting_work_in_a_digital_realm\" >Protecting work in a digital realm<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/copyright-infringement-and-nfts-how-artists-can-protect-themselves\/#A_particularly_vexing_issue\" >A particularly vexing issue<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong># Copyright infringement and NFTs: How artists can protect themselves  <\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-5a136f3a>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2021-04\/28f34325-0fa7-4882-9fbd-a8a88057e245.jpeg\"><\/figure>\n<p>Copyright infringement in the online world has been an issue ever since the internet entered our lives \u2014 with a copy-and-paste culture, it\u2019s never been easier to pass off a funny tweet as one\u2019s own, upload unauthorized versions of chart-topping songs, and repurpose jaw-dropping photographs and videos.<\/p>\n<p>Now nonfungible tokens have entered into the arena, a whole host of new issues have emerged. Opportunists are now tokenizing artwork without consent \u2014 and in some cases, artists haven\u2019t realized their pieces have been plagiarized until the NFTs have been bought and sold. One attorney recently<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/n7vxe7\/people-are-stealing-art-and-turning-it-into-nfts\"> told<\/a> Vice that, while creators do have protection under U.S. copyright law if their work is tokenized without consent, getting compensation could be made harder by the fact that some NFT marketplaces are less transparent than others.<\/p>\n<p>There are NFT platforms that have introduced mechanisms that allow pirated art to be removed. But according to experts, taking action once unprotected digital files have been copied or <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a>ed is \u201clike trying to put toothpaste back into a tube.\u201d And to compound the problem, certain precautions that can be taken to tackle copyright infringement can have unintended consequences \u2014 censoring small creators who may be unable to prove they created an artwork because they lack an established online presence.<\/p>\n<p>None of this is to say that NFT <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> is inherently flawed. These hurdles are common when new concepts suddenly go mainstream. As time goes on, the industry will get better at protecting talented individuals and their works. But there\u2019s one thing that artists can do straight away: Take a few simple steps to protect themselves from copyright infringement.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Protecting_work_in_a_digital_realm\"><\/span>Protecting work in a digital realm<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>According to Unique.One, a decentralized NFT marketplace, most of the copyright infringement issues that have been brought to its attention stem back to artwork that was unprotected in the first place. A number of artists share original works with their large followers on Instagram, but these files lack the digital protection that prevent them from being copied and used in infinite ways without consent.<\/p>\n<p>A strongly worded copyright notice often isn\u2019t enough to deter bad actors \u2014 nor prove that artwork is authentic if their claims are challenged. However, there are some simple steps that are worth taking when building an online presence, and it all begins when original files are being uploaded in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Adding a visible watermark to art before sharing digital images anywhere can prove worthwhile, irrespective of whether this is on Instagram, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> or on your own website. If you\u2019re especially sophisticated, you may opt for an invisible watermark at the pixel level \u2014 something that can give you an upper hand in a dispute, especially among plagiarists who may not have noticed it.<\/p>\n<p>It is also possible to mint NFTs with a watermark \u2014 and add unlockable content with a high-resolution, watermark-free copy that the buyer can receive upon purchasing a token. You can also set out licensing terms in the description for your nonfungible token. A good example of this was seen when <em>The New York Times <\/em>sold a tokenized version of an article written by one of its journalists \u2014 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper clearly specifying that this NFT doesn\u2019t purchase the copyright for the feature in question.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping a digital archive of original work, along with the date it was created, can also be a powerful way of proving ownership. And, if art is published for the first time in the form of an NFT, the blockchain itself can serve as an immutable record that offers protection.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_particularly_vexing_issue\"><\/span>A particularly vexing issue<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unique.one\/\">Unique.One<\/a> is a decentralized nonprofit platform that is owned and managed by a community of passionate digital artists. They said: \u201cIt&#8217;s a sad fact that the very freedom and flexibility provided to creators by decentralized, permissionless NFT platforms can also attract abuse by bad actors. But innovation also breeds solutions. Technology can be leveraged to help creators keep control of their work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They stress that NFTs can also help protect artwork \u2014 especially if pieces are minted on-chain before they are distributed through other online channels. Creating an archive of provenance is essential.<\/p>\n<p>While Unique.One predicts that regulatory measures and licensing regimes will evolve as the NFT space grows and matures, the platform warns that this could introduce \u201cadditional barriers and censorship hurdles for creators\u201d \u2014 and great care should be taken to ensure that the industry doesn\u2019t lose the distinctive attributes that made it popular in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs with all innovative technological breakthroughs, NFTs offer exciting opportunities for creators, but along with this freedom of opportunity comes the potential for abuse by malicious actors \u2014 it&#8217;s simply the world we live in,\u201d the project\u2019s founders said. \u201cUnique.One hopes that artists lean into proactivity and take steps to address the challenges brought on by innovation while enjoying the opportunity it brings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content__accent post-content__accent_small\">Learn more about\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unique.one\/\">Unique.One<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content__disclaimer\">Disclaimer. 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