Bassist and music producer Jacob from Auckland, New Zealand．Parker (Jacob Park) Found that an album cover with his face was a non-homogeneous token (NFT) platform HitPiece Convert into NFT And to 100 Sell at the price of dollars. subsequently, This family NFT The platform is issued to the visitor "We started a conversation, We are listening" .

HitPiece Website at 2 month 2 sundown.

2021 years, Rory, a Los Angeles native and music director．Felton (Rory Felton) And investor Jeff．Burningham (Jeff Burningham) Set up HitPiece platform, To sell products associated with well-known musicians NFT Image of, The title and album art. The question is, The platform did so without the consent of musicians and intellectual property owners.

Industry insider Shelley．Slade－Gurley (Shelley Slade-Gully) According to, although NFT More and more famous, But now people are very interested in NFT The copyright awareness is still relatively weak.

Gurley points out that: "The potential impact of copyright law on this area is not well understood by the public. Many have just set foot in NFT People in the field don't seem to realize NFT Associated art, Music or other content belongs to the copyright owner, Nor did they realize that permission was needed to reproduce these works or create derivatives. purchase NFT There also seems to be great doubt as to whether any ancillary rights are granted. "

Parker said he hoped HitPiece Platform that sells its cover NFT The money gained can be returned to the musicians.

Gurley representation: "As ever, Enforcing copyright in an online environment is difficult for individuals and small businesses, The cost of fixing the problem is prohibitive. "

Gurley points out that, If copyright infringement occurs, Here's what Parker and others in similar situations can do:

－Find can report NFT A portal that lists intellectual property violations on websites;

－Obtain legal advice to protect copyright ownership, And explore ways to hold accountable those who host content that infringes intellectual property rights;

－Contact your local representative agency, Examples include the Music Licensing Association and the Artists Rights Association, Ask if they can support victims of intellectual property infringement.

What can be done to avoid such incidents, And make more people——Including musicians, Artists and Internet entrepreneurs——Better understand and NFT Intellectual property issues related to cyberspace as a whole?

Gurley representation: "ideally, NFT The market should be very aware of any particular NFT The rights attached to. Content hosting sites shall be specified in the restrictions, Without express permission, No third party may create derivative works, include NFT. Most sites' restrictions should already cover this. "

Wolfgang．van．Helen (Wolfgang Van Halen) , Jackie．Vinson (Jackie Venson) And Jeremy．Blake (Jeremy Blake) And other musicians have also taken to social media HitPiece Without their knowledge or permission, the relevant album art was made into NFT And sell.

At the same time, The Recording Industry Association of America advises HitPiece Sent a letter asking it to stop infringing intellectual property rights. The association also said it would pursue a lawsuit against the company NFT platform.

HitPiece Said in the open letter: "obviously, We touched a nerve with the right holders, We are very keen to create the ideal experience for music lovers. To be clear, When digital goods are HitPiece Artists get paid when they sell it. We will continue to listen to feedback from all our users, And focus on improving the product to satisfy artists, Record labels, fans, etc. " (Compiled from www. asiaiplaw. com)

Reprinted from China Intellectual Property Network   translation: Rason group　proofread: Wang Dan

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