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80% of NFTs on OpenSea are fraud or spam

80% of NFTs on OpenSea are fraud or spam

2022-01-28 Motherboard
According to a note issued by the platform itself, more than 80% of the NFTs 'minted' (i.e. created) on the platform are plagiarism, fraud or spam. At a time of massive general market excitement about the latest technological innovation, there are those who seek to find their own space and fair compensation for their w...
A mistake costing EUR 2.66 million for a

A mistake costing EUR 2.66 million for a "useless" NFT

2022-01-17 Cointelegraph
The thrill of novelty introduced by new technologies cost the decentralised organisation 'Spice DAO' almost three million euros when it purchased the NFT of the incomplete manuscript of Frank Herbert and Alejandro Jodorowsky's film. Not only was the manuscript already freely accessible since 2011, the purchase of the N...
Squid Game, a success that has waited almost 10 years

Squid Game, a success that has waited almost 10 years

2021-10-05 Esquire
Who says a work will become known the moment it first gets published? Squid Game, the Netflix series that exploded in popularity, had to wait more than 10 years to find an audience. A demonstration of how a work can go from nothing to worldwide success in the space of time.
Under the Gundam brand, Bandai Namco launches a sustainability and innovation project

Under the Gundam brand, Bandai Namco launches a sustainability and innovation project

2021-06-23 GIC Gunadm Italia Club
Under the hat of such a prestigious brand as Gundam, Bandai Namco is launching an initiative to tackle the issues of the near future such as the overpopulation of the planet and climate change. With forty years of history behind the stories of the Gundam saga, a project is born to create a better world for future gener...
Alternate Realities: Internet's largest CG challenge

Alternate Realities: Internet's largest CG challenge

2021-06-21 YouTube
A global challenge that took up to 2400 CG artists: 18 years of collective efforts packed in a single video 3 and half hours long. Skills, imagination, creativity, dedication: the linked video is 10 minutes long and gathers the top 100 videos. Full video available in description.
New wave of takedowns of videos recorded by the platform for copyright infringement

New wave of takedowns of videos recorded by the platform for copyright infringement

2021-05-29 The Verge
Twitch is back on the offensive with a new communication to its streamers: with more than 1,000 complaints arriving in a short time about copyright infringement in recorded videos (VOD - Video on Demand). A predictable action that, however, once again raises the issue of the use of copyrighted material (background musi...
Don Henley on how giant platforms are ripping off content creators

Don Henley on how giant platforms are ripping off content creators

2020-06-30 Billboard
An interesting perspective on how the web giants are (quote) robbing content creators of their rights as authors. And how the DMCA is obsolete for the times we live in. It would also be worth adding the fact that the DMCA should only apply to US residents, but that it directly (and violently) impacts the rights of all ...