EZQUIRE

§ 1.01 IP x Internet Culture

The deals and IP behind internet culture.

I read the terms so you don't have to.

NFTs, collectibles, athletes, creators. I break down what you give up to use your favorite platforms and tools, and how to protect what you built.

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§ 2.01 Exhibits

Start with these.

Four posts on who owns what, and what you signed when you clicked accept.

The fine print

Ex. A

Everyone is talking about Abstract's class action waiver. I read the rest of the contract.

Abstract is shutting down. Here is what the other 20 pages say before you click accept.

Read on X

Who owns it

Ex. B

What you own when you buy an NFT.

The token is yours. The art lives wherever the creator points it.

Read on X

Deal terms

Ex. C

Most crypto KOLs don't realize what they're building.

They are building media companies by accident. Own the library, protect the rights, distribute everywhere.

Read on X

Rights check

Ex. D

They never used LeBron's name. They didn't need to.

A betting app called itself Bron and put a guy in a #23 jersey. Right of publicity covers anything that points to the person.

Read on X

§ 2.02 The record

Everything on file.

Articles and posts, newest first. Each one opens on X.

Nov 10

The fine print

Your favorite project Discord is about to have a public web page.

Nov 9

The fine print

X launched clipping, and you can't turn it off on your own videos.

Nov 7

Rights check

You can copyright a song, but you can't copyright your voice.

Nov 7

Who owns it

Buying it off a marketplace doesn't mean you got the rights the listing says.

Nov 5

Rights check

They never used LeBron's name. They didn't need to.

Nov 1

Who owns it

What you own when you buy an NFT.

Nov 1

Who owns it

Pure AI output can't be copyrighted. You own the part you made.

Oct 29

The fine print

This is why you always read the terms: Pudgy's chain and the reported $100 cap.

Oct 27

Deal terms

X built a repost button that credits and pays the person who made the photo.

Oct 23

Deal terms

Kimchi x Bottega Veneta: I'm more interested in the contract.

Oct 7

Article

Most Crypto KOLs Don't Realize What They're Actually Building

Oct 7

Article

Everyone Is Talking About Abstract's Class Action Waiver. I Read the Rest of the Contract.

Sep 19

Article

Crypto Is a Team Sport

§ 3.01 Background

Who's behind the pen name.

Ezquire is a pen name. Behind it is a practicing sports and entertainment lawyer with 15 years of deals: talent contracts, brand partnerships, sponsorships and IP.

He has sat on the agency side of the table and the counsel side, so these posts come from watching how terms play out after everybody signs.

He is a collector too, which means he reads these terms as a holder before he reads them as a lawyer.

What gets covered

Who owns it

IP rights in NFTs, collectibles and creator work.

What you agreed to

Platform and project terms, compared side by side.

How the deal works

Partnerships, licensing and sponsorships, explained from the inside.

§ 4.01 Contact

Got terms worth reading? Send them over.

For founders, creators, athletes and communities who want the fine print broken down in public. Podcast, Spaces and media requests are welcome too.

DM @Ezquire on X Ezquir3@gmail.com