BORED APE YACHT CLUB

The legal battle between Yuga Labs and Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahan, has come to a conclusion, all the bolstering and posturing of Ryder Ripps around his theories of the Bored Ape Yacht Club has hit a legal precedent.

For me, a legal precedent, really means nothing other than Ryder was trying to poke the proverbial bear in the Bored Ape Yacht Club leadership, the sheer fact that it has gone this far says something.

In The lawsuit Yuga Labs accused Ryder of trademark infringement over a parody of BAYC’s non-fungible token (NFT) collection.

On Friday, a California court said that Yuga was entitled to protect the BAYC trademark and that Ripps and Cahen’s project, known as RR/BAYC, isn’t artistic expression protected by the First Amendment.

“Defendants’ sale of RR/BAYC NFTs is no more artistic than the sale of a counterfeit handbag,” wrote US District Judge John Walter in a summary judgment.

To me the judgement seems shortsighted, it seems like a judgment made without understanding the nuances or the fundamentals of NFTs and Ryders argument. 

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When I started to research, and dive into the Bored Ape story, I have to admit, while the founders of the Apes seemed mysterious, to me — the more interesting aspect and character was Ryder Ripps.

I got the sense, that he was smart enough and understood the technology behind NFT’s and the blockchain enough, that he could explain this complex world, and also call bullshit, as I mined the caverns of the internet for audio, this interview with Ryder, was a hidden gem of archival, it was honest, and had foresight, and as this story ebbs and flows week to week, I am sure at some point I will bring Ryder on board for an interview.

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The BORED APE’s VS. RYDER RIPPS, it’s an interesting battle to say the least, and I have to be honest, with the current state of NFTs, and the implosion of the marketplace, Ryder is looking like a genius, but it remains to be seen if Ryder is more of an agent provocateur, or was he really privy to knowledge that this Bored Ape fiasco was a scam from jump?

It’s hard to say right now, but if I was reading the tea leaves, I would say that there is more bad news on the horizon for Yuga Labs, but first lets listen to some archival footage from the deep caverns of the internet troll farm.

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The celebrity element of Bored Ape Yacht Club is intriguing, and it seems these days celebrities are always looking to diversify, tequila, energy drinks, water, clothes, a constant grab for market share in basically anything.

Actors, NBA Stars, social media insta celebs, it seems somehow or other there was a tipping point where the so called IN CROWD decided that the Bored Ape NFTs were sexy enough to hop on that bandwagon.

Did Steph Curry buy his Ape? Did Shaq buy his ape?  

Is it a coincidence that NBA stars are the names mentioned first when it comes to celebrity brand attachment.

I guess the rich get richer and if this is all one big ponzi scheme, when does it fall apart, after the $450 Million is spent, or when a working journalist starts to go deeper into financial machinations on how this shit is set up as a company and marketplace.   

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As we left off the last episode, we started to unpack the actual founders of Yuga Labs and the Apes, and from my research and watching and listening to some interviews, my early analysis is that these guys seem like nice guys, and the press run they did seem to be orchestrated, calculated and a bit forced.

Remember these guys initially wanted to stay anonymous, and in one article they really leaned into the idea that they felt once they were outed, they were scared that someone would do something to them, either in the real or virtual world?

That sounds a bit odd, I mean according to them these are just some innocent ape drawings that is fine art tied into a gamification model, these guys didn’t create some tool that could expose an authoritarian government leader, or steal secrets from the NSA, so what is all the fuss about here?

Possibly a guilty conscious?

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What is 4Chan, and what role has it played in the myth of the Bored Ape Yacht Club?

Who is Ryder Ripps?

Is this a Warholian David vs. Goliath story or just about the money?

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Is one of the biggest NFT projects turned media giant ever created, actually a race-baiting, Alt-Right Nazi Conspiracy?

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