Hermès vs. MetaBirkins: The NFT Case That Could Have Major Trademark and Artistic Consequences
Hermès International filed a trademark lawsuit against him on Jan. 14, 2022, claiming that Rothschild was "stealing the goodwill in Hermès' famous intellectual property to create and sell his own line of products," which could create confusion among its consumer base.
Confusion? Are the ultra-rich so vacant that they can't tell the difference between an object and an image?
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Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup images spring to mind. But this painting is more to the point.
Most people forget that the painted epigram is not the title, which is The Treachery of Images. Just as you can't smoke Magritte's pipe, so you can't pose around with a MetaBirkin.
The jury is expected to reach a verdict by this week.
bad day at the art.
MetaBirkins maker Rothschild blasts Hermes after NFT trademark decision
Even crap and pointless art may still be art.
What strikes me here are the ramifications for more aggressive culture-jamming agit-art. I guess, do it, but don't expect to make any money - unless is very clever! ;-)
here's the rub...
he trod on their future profits!
both greedy in a fool's market.
yeah, but the real bummer was the "opinion" that "NFTs are not art".
erm... that's like saying a picture frame is not art.
https://nftnow.com/features/most-expensive-nft-sales/
Christie's has an NFT Art dept
https://www.christies.com/en/events/digital-art-and-nfts/overview
I suggest the jurors are morons.
This also expands on the legal points at stake.
Creating copycat NFTs is one thing, creating artistic reinterpretations is another - maybe.
Trial Lawyer Breaks Down Legal Considerations for NFTs and Trademark Law
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