B2W3 - Dumb Smart Contracts: The Truth about Web3 IP Law

Are smart contracts legally binding? Do you need to own the trademark or copyright to mint NFTs? On this episode of Back2 Web3 Jane & Jimmy dive deeper into IP law and smart contracts. We're joined by two partners at Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard, Simon N. Pulman and Sarah Conley Odenkirk. Simon N. Pulman is a partner and co-head of CDAS’s entertainment group. He primarily counsels clients in entertainment and media law matters, focusing on television, film, and interactive entertainment transactions.  Simon also acts as outside business affairs for a number of high level television studios and production companies, negotiating all forms of development, production, financing and licensing deals. Sarah Conley Odenkirk is a partner at CDAS and Co-Head of the Art Law and NFT Practice Group. She advises a wide range of creative clients on intellectual property and transactional matters in physical, digital, and theoretical media.