Stolen NFT Saga Ends in Ransom Payment, Not IP Case Law (Podcast)

The actor Seth Green has reportedly paid a ransom for the return of his purloined NFT, and that’s disappointing some intellectual property attorneys.

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For those not in the know: Green, who played Dr. Evil’s son in the Austin Powers franchise, was planning to develop a TV show around an NFT he had purchased. But then a hacker stole the digital token from him. This raised all sorts of novel legal issues around ...