CNN is selling public domain images as NFTs

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Post by donohoe » Sat, Dec 18, 2021, 2:02 PM UTC

CNN is selling public domain images as NFTs
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Post by netizen-936824 » Sat, Dec 18, 2021, 2:16 PM UTC

Good thing purchasing an NFT doesn't actually mean anything

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Post by rvz » Sat, Dec 18, 2021, 2:20 PM UTC

So this is what it has gotten to for CNN? First peddling and spinning false news and now this?

Desperation for low viewing numbers and jumping into the scamming with NFTs much?

Well, scammers gonna scam.

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Post by petee » Sat, Dec 18, 2021, 2:31 PM UTC

Well Hubble's images are public domain, but it doesn't say if the archival footage pinned as the point of the NFT is CNN's own footage, which might be interesting for 'collectors'

I still think NFTs are stupid, but this title seems to be misleading either way.

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Post by paxys » Sat, Dec 18, 2021, 2:59 PM UTC

An NFT is a URL. Anyone can sell URLs pointing to anything.

I can mint and sell NFTs of something you hold the rights to and there's nothing legally wrong with it.

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Post by PretzelPirate » Sat, Dec 18, 2021, 3:02 PM UTC

paxys wrote: post #5

An NFT is a URL. Anyone can sell URLs pointing to anything. I can mint and sell NFTs of something you hold the rights to and there's nothing legally wrong with it.

An NFT might point to a URL or it might represent a self-contained digital asset. Yes, these are Art NFTs which generally (but not always) point to an external URL.

I certainly don’t see the value in releasing NFTs that represent public domain images if they don’t come with actual utility.

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Dec 18, 2021, 3:07 PM UTC

netizen-936824 wrote: post #2

Good thing purchasing an NFT doesn't actually mean anything

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Post by pjc50 » Sat, Dec 18, 2021, 3:15 PM UTC

paxys wrote: post #5

An NFT is a URL. Anyone can sell URLs pointing to anything. I can mint and sell NFTs of something you hold the rights to and there's nothing legally wrong with it.

Try minting some Disney NFTs and see how long that lasts.

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Post by zepto » Sat, Dec 18, 2021, 3:19 PM UTC

pjc50 wrote: post #8

paxys wrote: post #5

An NFT is a URL. Anyone can sell URLs pointing to anything. I can mint and sell NFTs of something you hold the rights to and there's nothing legally wrong with it.

Try minting some Disney NFTs and see how long that lasts.

What do you think would happen?

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Post by cool_dude85 » Sat, Dec 18, 2021, 3:35 PM UTC

PretzelPirate wrote: post #6

paxys wrote: post #5

An NFT is a URL. Anyone can sell URLs pointing to anything. I can mint and sell NFTs of something you hold the rights to and there's nothing legally wrong with it.

An NFT might point to a URL or it might represent a self-contained digital asset. Yes, these are Art NFTs which generally (but not always) point to an external URL. I certainly don’t see the value in releasing NFTs that represent public domain images if they don’t come with actual utility.

>I certainly don’t see the value in releasing NFTs that represent public domain images if they don’t come with actual utility.

They're the same as any NFT really. Do people really care about the art quality of their apes? The whole gimmick is they're supposed to appreciate in value for some reason. So why couldn't a public domain image appreciate in value too?