👜👜Hermès Victory Sets Tone for Future NFT Trademark Lawsuits in Landmark Ruling Against MetaBirkin

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• Hermès Victory Sets Tone for Future NFT Trademark Lawsuits in Landmark Ruling Against MetaBirkin

• Game Over: Find Out Who Emerged as the Top Scorer in BAYC Dookey Dash

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Hermès Victory Sets Tone for Future NFT Trademark Lawsuits in Landmark Ruling Against MetaBirkin

Today in NFT legal drama: The NFT lawsuit between Hermès and Rothschild has finally come to a close and the verdict is in - NFTs are not immune to the law, folks!

After six days of intense courtroom drama, a jury of nine determined that Rothschild's MetaBirkin NFTs violated Hermès' rights to the Birkin trademark. The French fashion house was awarded a whopping $133,000 in damages.

I wonder how many IRL Birkins you could get with that amount of money?

So, what does this mean for NFT creators in the Web3 world? Well, for starters, it means that the decentralized nature of the blockchain and the First Amendment's protections are not enough to keep you out of hot water. NFTs are now officially subject to the same trademark laws as your average consumer product. This means that NFT creators need to be extra careful before venturing into potentially trademark-infringing territory.

In the end, the lawsuit has set a major precedent for legal cases in the Web3 world and has served as a cautionary tale for NFT creators everywhere.

Could this be the end of copycat NFT collections?

To sum up: Just because NFTs are digital it doesn't mean you can go around flaunting trademarks and copyrights.

So, before you hit the 'Create' button, make sure you've done your due diligence and that your NFTs won't get you into trouble. Otherwise, you might just end up in court, facing a jury who are not impressed by your virtual luxury handbags.

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Game Over: Find Out Who Emerged as the Top Scorer in BAYC Dookey Dash

Bored Ape Yacht Club has finally reached the end of its Dookey Dash web3 game and is about to announce the winner. The game was a huge success, with over 25,000 unique players running through the Sewers over 7,618,000 times.

The final scoreboard results will be revealed at the summoning event on February 15th, and the lucky winner will get their hands on the coveted key inside Jimmy the Monkey's butthole.

Who knew that getting so close to a monkey butt could be so special?

So who is number one? Well, at the moment professional video game player Mongraal is currently leading the pack with an insane score of 928,522 points.

However, Yuga Labs has warned that they will be removing a few names from the leaderboard due to cheating, so we'll have to wait and see if Mongraal's score holds up.

Truly nail-biting times

All Sewer Pass holders who played Dookey Dash will gain access to the summoning event and have the chance to trade their passes among themselves throughout the week. After this week, BAYC will reward the Sewer Pass holders their appropriate share of the reward(s). And with monkey JPEG's fetching around $1 million, the Dookey Dash Key is sure to be worth a pretty penny.

So get ready for the announcement and hold onto your butts,because the BAYC Dookey Dash winner is about to be revealed!

And who knows, you might just be the lucky one with the key inside Jimmy the Monkey's butt.

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