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Creators Take Control: How NFTs Revolutionize Art, Business, and Entertainment by Edward Lee, pre-order now

By: nftjedi February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

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Happy Valentine’s Day! I am so happy to announce my book Creators Take Control: How NFTs Revolutionize Art, Business, and Entertainment is now available for preorder. Please visit the book website for links to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other major outlets.

Deji Art Museum in China acquires Beeple’s new work “S.2122”

By: nftjedi April 1, 2023

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“I strongly believe artworks like this, that blend the physical and digital world represent a massive opportunity to draw new people into to what we do and get them to see the true potential of these mediums…”
-Beeple

Unboxing my book Creators Take Control: How NFTs Revolutionize Art, Business, & Entertainment. (Video – sound on)

By: nftjedi March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

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Just received my advance copies of my book Creators Take Control from my publisher Harper Business! This book was a true labor of love. And by labor, I mean a HUGE amount of work.

I shot this video of me unboxing the first shipment of copies–first editions!–of Creators Take Control.

VIDEO of THE 2-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HISTORIC SALE: Beeple Studios opens to great fanfare — is the future of art digital?

By: nftjedi March 12, 2023March 13, 2023

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So is the future of art digital? In my book, yes! Literally. In my forthcoming book, Creators Take Control, I explain the rise of digital art, generative art, and AI art, including Beeple’s historic sale on Mar. 11, 2021.

Download Complaint PDF in Dufoe v. DraftKings, No. 1:23-cv-10524

By: nftjedi March 10, 2023March 10, 2023

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Download the free PDF of the Complaint below.

Securities class action filed v. DraftKings, adding to mounting cases + risk for NFTs and NFT marketplaces

By: nftjedi March 10, 2023March 10, 2023

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Yesterday, a proposed class action was filed against DraftKings for its sport-related NFTs sold on its marketplace. The case adds to the mounting litigation over NFTs, platform tokens and staking, and cryptocurrency. Although there hasn’t been a final decision in any of these cases, the signs are ominous.

Quick preview of Creators Take Control, new book by Edward Lee published by Harper Business

By: nftjedi March 9, 2023

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You can now preview my book CREATORS TAKE CONTROL on Amazon and see if you are in it!

In response to Blur question, Greg Solano, Yuga Labs/BAYC co-founder, criticizes marketplaces in “a race to the bottom … with less and less of them honoring creator royalties”

By: nftjedi March 8, 2023

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“WE FIND IT PROBLEMATIC THAT THERE’S A RACE TO THE BOTTOM between different marketplaces … with less and less of them honoring creator royalties.” – Greg Solano

CHART on Creator Royalties on NFT platforms: which respect full creator royalties and which don’t (Part I)

By: nftjedi March 7, 2023March 8, 2023

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[T]he current U.S. copyright system leaves many visual artists at a practical disadvantage in relation to other kinds of authors…. Because most artworks are not produced in copies, the visual artist receives a financial interest in only one work – or at best a few copies of that work. Other creators face no comparable limitation,…

The future of NFT marketplaces, projects became so blurry: the lure of zero royalties, marketplace tokens, and growing risk of securities regulation by the SEC (Part I)

By: nftjedi February 23, 2023February 23, 2023

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But one cannot help but look around and see all the ominous signs of the growing risks of securities enforcement of some tokens and NFTs.