Mahak Kansara

Mahak Kansara is an Attorney registered with the Bar Council of Rajasthan, India. She is
an alumna of the Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India. She is currently
practicing as an Independent Counsel in the fields of Intellectual Property Rights, other
Commercial Laws, and Women and Child Rights. She is also a program officer with Law for
Aid and Welfare. Reach out to her at mahakkansara@gmail.com for any intellectual
discourse.

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Banksy’s Dilemma: IP or Art?

The struggles that most artists endure include creativity blocks and economic hardship; however, British artist Banksy seems unaffected by either of these. His street art is celebrated all over the world for its anti-authoritarian tone and his extremely secretive personal identity. Recently, he has even been venturing into Non-Fungible Tokens. But unwittingly, and rather humorously, Banksy is facing a different kind of dilemma in terms of either revealing his overtly confidential identity or losing exclusive rights to his works.