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NFTs Qualify For Trademark Protection, Ninth Circuit Rules

3 months 1 week ago
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that NFTs qualify as "goods" under the Lanham Act, entitling them to trademark protection. The decision in Yuga Labs v. Ryder Ripps establishes that brand owners can sue NFT copycats with the same legal tools used against counterfeit sneakers or handbags.

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Board Game Crowdfunding Platform Gamefound Acquires Indiegogo

3 months 1 week ago
Board game crowdfunding platform Gamefound is acquiring Indiegogo, planning to integrate the latter's 38 million global members with its crowdfunding technology. Both platforms will continue operating separately, though Gamefound campaigns will appear on both sites for additional exposure. Indiegogo will immediately adopt Gamefound's flat 5% fee structure with no additional promotional charges, replacing its current pricing model. The platform will also implement Gamefound's tipping policy that directs 100% of tips to creators outside the checkout process.

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Google’s Open Lakehouse: The Foundation For Enterprise AI Data

3 months 1 week ago

Businesses have always relied on data, but they never were able to get full value out of them when they were siloed by structure, system, or storage. …

Google’s Open Lakehouse: The Foundation For Enterprise AI Data was written by Timothy Prickett Morgan at The Next Platform.

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