The Mystery of the Missing DMCA agents for popular NFT marketplaces–whither notice and takedown?

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Half of the most popular NFT marketplaces–Blur, Looksrare, and Sudoswap–do not appear to have a designated DMCA agent or procedure to receive copyright notices for alleged infringement listed on their websites. Nor does the Copyright Office database contain a registration for a designated DMCA agent.

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V1 Punks DMCA controversy with Larva Labs over. Yuga reportedly plans on ending dispute with V1 Punks.

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One of the biggest winners in Yuga Labs’ acquisition of the IP rights to the legendary CryptoPunks NFTs is the group of so-called “V1 Punks” owners, who were embroiled in a copyright DMCA dispute with Larva Labs. V1 Punks are the original CryptoPunks, which had a major coding error in 2017. Oops. To fix the…

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BREAKING NEWS: VI Punks page removed from OpenSea due to DMCA notice from Larva Labs; V1 Punks plan on sending counter-notice; then Larva may file copyright lawsuit over VI CryptoPunks

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Four days ago, we reported about the escalating situation between Larva Labs, the creator of the legendary CryptoPunks, and owners of the so-called “V1 Punks” or version 1 CryptoPunks, which originally had an error in their smart contracts in 2017. (Check out the history here.) John Watkinson of Larva Labs said it was going to…

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V1 CryptoPunks copyright drama escalates: after recently selling V1 Punks, Larva Labs may send DMCA notice alleging V1 Punks infringe. Is copyright lawsuit against V1 Punks owners next?

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Just a week ago, we reported about the mess unfolding with the sudden revival from the dead of V1 Punks or V1 CryptoPunks. [Click here to catch up.] Well, yesterday, the drama got a lot messier. Larva Labs apparently is contemplating sending a DMCA notice to OpenSea alleging the V1 CryptoPunks infringes Larva Labs’ copyright.…

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