New Tech, New Legal Battles

06/05/22 • 27 min

The blockchain has opened up a whole new ecosystem of NFT and Cyrptocurrency trading, and that presents new legal battles. The luxury brand Hermes is suing an NFT artist for copyright infringement. What happens to Seth Greens intellectual property rights now that the main character of his show (An NFT image of an Ape) has been stolen in a phishing scam? We bring in Internet Attorney, Andrew Russo, to get his take.

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"Crypto Should Die in a FIRE!"

The blockchain has spawned an endless debate between it's biggest fans and cautious skeptics. Possibly the harshest critic making headlines is Computer Scientist Nicholas Weaver, who believes "Crypto should die in a FIRE!" He joins Shira to share why.

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