A Study on the Applicability of Exhaustion of Distribution Rights to NFT Digital Works
p Qi Hu p · International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology · 2023
The digital economy has grown rapidly in recent years, causing changes in the global economic structure and competition patterns. While digital technology has brought cultural prosperity, it has also made digital copyrights vulnerable to piracy and infringement. Traditional copyright rules are ineffective in cyberspace, and the gap between technology and the law is becoming more apparent. However, the use of NFT in digital copyright can give digital works a tangible and scarce quality, similar to physical works. This creates a legal effect similar to the transfer of ownership of tangible objects, which can improve the legal effect of the distribution rights of digital works. Therefore, NFT can help address the lack of application of distribution rights for digital works.