Last March, the comic book publisher DC Comics told freelancers that intellectual property (IP) and characters owned by DC Comics were off-limits in regards to freelancers leveraging the IP for non-fungible token (NFT) asset sales. A current report shows that Marvel Comics has actually likewise informed freelance artists that the sale of NFT items including Marvel’s IP is off-limits too.
DC Comics and Marvel Tell Freelance Artists to Hold Off on Auctioning NFTs Featuring Company’s IP
A report published on Friday shows that the world’s largest comic book publisher Marvel Comics does not want artists to use Marvel’s products and IP for NFT sales.
Back in March, Bitcoin.com News reported on DC Comics’ legal executive sending out a letter to staffers and freelance artists informing them to stop and desist NFT efforts that included DC Comics’ IP. Before the letter went out, comic book artist José Delgo sold a Wonder Woman-themed NFT collection via Makersplace.
“Please note that the offering for sale of any digital images featuring DC’s intellectual property with or without NFTs, whether rendered for DC’s publications or rendered outside the scope of one’s contractual engagement with DC, is not permitted,” the letter from DC’s legal group kept in mind. Following the letter, one artist uploaded the letter to Opensea and sold it as NFT art called “A Marvel to Behold” for $2,000 worth of ethereum (ETH).
The report worrying Marvel’s stop and desist comes from a story released by the Bloomberg author Madis Kabash.
Marvel Plans to ‘Introduce New Opportunities for Marvel Creators,’ New Jersey Comic Book Dealer Says the Game Has Changed
Bitcoin.com News has been reporting on Marvel’s entry into the NFT space as the comic book publisher teamed up with Orbis Blockchain Technologies Limited and the Veve Digital Collectibles app.
At the start of August, the business commemorated “Marvel Month” and presented Spider-Man non-fungible tokens. At the end of August, Marvel dropped Captain America NFTs for Marvel’s 81st anniversary. In a declaration sent out to Bloomberg factor Madis Kabash, Marvel discussed that the business will supply Marvel developers with opportunities. Marvel stated:
[Marvel Comics] plans to introduce new opportunities for Marvel creators on Veve’s platform.
The Bloomberg editorial talked about the subject with members of the comics market and talked to the New Jersey-based comic dealership Jason Schachter. The secondary dealer explained that artists used to be able to sell originals with no hassles and it was this way for “decades.”
“Creators have always had the power to sell their originals directly,” Schachter worried in his interview.
