17 February 2022CopyrightJoseph Barber

Hermès’ MetaBirkin NFT dispute and the future of metaverse IP

In January luxury French fashion house Hermès sued a digital artist for copying its Birkin handbag through the issuance of MetaBirkin non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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