NFTs, Creativity and the Law

Enrico Bonadio is Reader in Intellectual Property Law at City University of London, UK.Caterina Sganga is Associate Professor of Comparative Private Law at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy.

• Introduction Enrico Bonadio, Caterina Sganga 1. NFTs 101: Non-Fungible Tokens and the blockchain may not be what you think Eduardo Alonso, Esther Mondragón 2. NFTs and Copyright: Setting the Scene Caterina Sganga, Enrico Bonadio, Magali Contardi, Marie Clopterop 3. Non-fungible Tokens and Liability of Online Marketplaces: a European Perspective Zoi Krokida 4. Deploying Blockchain Technology in the Copyright Office Peter K Yu 5. All Roads Lead to Tokens – The Impact of NFTs on Galleries and Museums Peter Mezei, Ioanna Lapatoura 6. The Past and the Future: Cultural Heritage Rules Meet NFTs Cristiana Sappa 7. Tokenizing Attribution: NFT Marketplaces and the Enforcement of Social Norms of Authenticity Antoni Rubì-Puig 8. Art in an Age of Non-Fungible Tokens: Authenticity, Value, and Counterfeit Giancarlo Frosio, Anthony O’Dwyer 9. Street Art, Graffiti and NFTs: Copyright Issues on the Streets of Web3 Enrico Bonadio, Siri-Helen Egeland 10. The New Copyright Frontiers – World-Building and Advanced Technologies Alana Kushnir 11. “If You Don’t Want Something Stolen, Don’t Put It on The Net”. Appropriation Art from Early Net Art to NFTs Domenico Quaranta 12. From Exclusive Ownership to Zones of Exclusivity Martin Zeilinger 13. The Emperor’s New Collectibles Balázs Bodó, Joost Poort 14. The Banality of NFTs Patrick Goold Epilogue Andres Guadamuz

"From a niche artist sub-culture, NFTs surged into the mainstream, drawing major businesses and fashion houses into their own projects, particularly in crypto art, creating a multi-billion-dollar market. This book serves as an essential guide to the NFT phenomenon, exploring its broader implications for creativity and cultural access. Delving into NFTs' profound influence on copyright systems and markets, the book expertly navigates the ongoing debate, issuing a persuasive call to policymakers for a fundamental reconsideration of copyright laws in the dynamic digital landscape." Ellen Loots, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.