{"id":175620,"date":"2023-10-17T10:54:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T05:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=175620"},"modified":"2023-10-17T10:54:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T05:24:36","slug":"im-still-not-seeing-it-judges-skeptical-of-ryder-ripps-bayc-appeal-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/im-still-not-seeing-it-judges-skeptical-of-ryder-ripps-bayc-appeal-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m still not seeing it\u2019 \u2014 Judges skeptical of Ryder Ripps\u2019 BAYC appeal &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-v-3d3be88a=\"\">\n<p>Nonfungible token (NFT) artist Ryder Ripps\u2019 most recent attempt to dismiss the Bored Ape Yacht Club-related lawsuit against him appears to have fallen on skeptical ears.<\/p>\n<p>In an Oct. 17 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a61QU5MQRxE\">hearing<\/a>, three judges from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District appeared largely unpersuaded by the arguments from the attorney representing Ripps and Jeremy Cahen (known by the pseudonym \u201cPauly\u201d on X), who argued the case should have been dismissed on the grounds of free speech. <\/p>\n<p>Ripps and Cahan\u2019s lawyer, WilmerHale partner Thomas Sprankling, argued the knock-off Bored Ape NFTs were sold and distributed in a way that protested the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/new-video-revives-debate-over-bored-ape-yacht-club-s-alleged-racist-imagery\">supposedly anti-semitic imagery hidden<\/a> within the Yuga Labs-created collection. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"22-56199 Yuga Labs, Inc. v. Ryder Ripps\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a61QU5MQRxE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He repeatedly positioned Ripps and Cahan as selling the NFTs as an avant-garde exercise that pushes the boundaries of speech and claimed Yuga\u2019s suit should have been thrown out under a California law that aims to stop intimidatory lawsuits, known as SLAPP suits.<\/p>\n<p>However, the judges seemed interested only in the secondary sales of the NFTs themselves, essentially dismissing all arguments that hinged on any artistic criticism. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was selling the same images, on the same marketplaces, on virtually indistinguishable NFT identifiers,\u201d said Judge Anthony Johnstone in response to Sprankling\u2019s argument. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still not seeing it,\u201d added Judge Morgan Christen.<\/p>\n<p>Yuga Labs first <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/nifty-news-yuga-labs-breaks-silence-x2y2-outpaces-opensea-and-more\">filed a complaint<\/a> against Ripps and Cahen in July 2022, alleging the pair made millions of dollars while engaging in trademark infringement, false advertising and unfair competition following the release of a derivative NFT collection called RR\/BAYC.<\/p>\n<p>Sprankling told the judges that the anti-SLAPP statute is designed as a \u201cprophylactic\u201d \u2014 meaning that it is supposed to go \u201ca little beyond the bounds of the First Amendment to make sure you\u2019re not threatening people with chilling speech in litigation, as is the case that happened here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/nft-price-decline-just-maturing-decentraland\"><strong><em>NFT market slump shows it\u2019s maturing toward \u2018genuine utility,\u2019 execs argue<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On April 21, a California District Court <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/nifty-news-yuga-labs-scores-court-battle-win-mandala-metaverse-to-drop-on-polkadot-and-more\">found that Ripps and Cahen had infringed Yuga Lab\u2019s trademarks<\/a> with their RR\/BAYC NFT collection. <\/p>\n<p>While\u00a0Californian District Court Judge John Walter has already held a bench trial to assess the scope of damages to be paid to Yuga Labs, he is yet to announce the case&#8217;s conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>In their anti-SLAPP motion, the pair asserted that Yuga Labs only initiated the lawsuit against them to silence their \u201cprotest\u201d art and drown them in legal costs.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>NFT Collector: <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/nft-collector-william-mapan-explains-generative-art-using-crayon-dice-nouns-cool-cats\/\"><strong><em>William Mapan\u2019s Distance sells out, NFT float in Macy\u2019s Parade, Nouns DAO forks<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nonfungible token (NFT) artist Ryder Ripps\u2019 most recent attempt to dismiss the Bored Ape Yacht Club-related lawsuit against him appears to have fallen on skeptical ears. 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