BAYC – The NFTtorney

Off the Blockchain+, October 30-November 6, 2023

Intro/Disclaimer: In late 2022 I started preparing updates for the attorneys at my firm practicing in the Web3 space regarding what legal stories people were talking about the prior week. The firm has started turning these into bi-weekly posts on the award winning BitBlog summarizing the top stories with tl;dr breakdowns on the stories’ importanceContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, October 30-November 6, 2023”

Off the Blockchain+, October 23-30, 2023

Let Them Eat Caked Apes

It’s time for another NFT lawsuit breakdown, and this one is juicy. Similar to the attorneys in the Coolman Universe lawsuit I broke down, the attorneys on opposing sides of the Caked Ape lawsuits came out swinging. But what are the claims being made, and how should Caked Ape holders handle this fight between theContinue reading “Let Them Eat Caked Apes”

Explaining The Bored Ape v. OpenSea Lawsuit

NFT lawsuits are here! NFT lawsuits are here! Thank God almighty, NFT lawsuits are here! As a litigator, it is great to see the NFT wild wild west come to the courts. First came the Quentin Tarantino and Birkin Bag lawsuits on intellectual property issues. Now it is a Bored Ape owner (or, more aptly,Continue reading “Explaining The Bored Ape v. OpenSea Lawsuit”

NFT Copyright Basics: What’s a copyright and can I haves it?

A copyright is any original work of authorship which includes books, movies, and yes, that sweet avatar NFT you bought for .08ETH and immediately set as your social media profile picture. But not all NFTs give the copyright of the work to the purchaser. Before we go more in-depth, one thing you need to understandContinue reading “NFT Copyright Basics: What’s a copyright and can I haves it?”