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The only long-term value I see are DRM-related things like reselling digital assets, artist compensation, etc. Other than that, mostly greater-fool scams and signalling for the tech elite.

The 3 in Web3 is just there to wipe the slate clean in order to resell just about any original vision that previously failed.

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I do like the concept that an artist can continue to get a percentage of future sales.

But blockchain itself does not prevent copyright infringement of digital assets. I.e. the artist may sell his photos as NFTs, but I can still use them without permission or resell them through other channels.

And any malicious actor can sell those digital assets as "an NFT" without actually holding the copyright.

See, for example, the many NFTs traced directly from artwork by real artists.

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