Intellectual Property, NFTs, and Collective Creation

Intellectual Property (IP) generally is concerned with protecting and incentivizing creative works and technological innovations. This panel addresses some relatively new forms of collective innovation and creation, and attendant intellectual property issues. A primary topic will be Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), a recent blockchain or distributed ledger based technology that has importance in the now thriving world of digital artwork, among other possible implications . Hackathons are another form of collective or distributed creation that will be addressed by this dynamic panel, again with a focus on related IP issues.