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by trutannus 1698 days ago
> I get that it's an image (maybe any digital media?) and it is associated with an entry on a blockchain somewhere but then I get confused.

Not entirely correct. The NFT confers ownership of the NFT, not the asset it "represents" unless otherwise specified in a regular old contract or terms of sale. Often times the copywrite of the NFT's asset isn't even transferred correctly to the NFT owner.