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this is just a scam, right? if you actually want to buy something valuable, why not buy the copyright?
by tapoxi 6y ago
this is just a scam, right? if you actually want to buy something valuable, why not buy the copyright?
- brazzy 6y agoBecause copyrights are boring and don't bring free publicity.
- user-the-name 6y agoNo, he got it right the first time, it's a scam.
- brazzy 6y agoIf it's a scam, how does it work? Who's getting scammed?
- nickthegreek 6y agothe last buyer.
- HideousKojima 6y agoAnd copyright generally belongs to whoever took the photo, at least in the US. Simply being in the photo doesn't grant copyright
- IHLayman 6y agoThe best way I’ve seen it described as it is in a way a digital “baseball card”. Baseball cards in and of themselves have no value, just text on a piece of cardboard, and if it is of the same player, they are mostly fungible. But, if the baseball card is of Babe Ruth, and you bought the card before he got famous, and you took good care of the card, now it is a valuable antique worth money. NFTs seem to be a digital form of that, complete with a JSON of its “stats”, with the added benefit that each one is completely unique. As generous of a description as that is, I think your assessment of their current form is correct, as it really does feel like a scam. NFTs can’t be really “appreciated” the way that a collectible card can be appreciated, and heck I don’t think they have an actual viewer yet. I know that this criticism is a subjective thing, but I think it is significant. Then again, rich people buy valuable artworks that they don’t appreciate either, except for the price that the artwork is worth. It could be digital wealth signaling.
- tromp 6y agoI can see some of these "NFT sells for huge amount" cases being scams where the fake buyer is in fact the creator, and they're just after publicity or hoping to boost their future ability to sell to actual buyers.