I don't believe anyone ever said it was illegal because cryptocurrency is involved... Indeed this thread started with the comment "[...] Putting utter ridiculou

I don't believe anyone ever said it was illegal because cryptocurrency is involved... Indeed this thread started with the comment "[...] Putting utter ridiculousness of NFTs aside [...] I'd also emphasize the fraud part more here, it's not just copyright infringement, it's lying about authorship for financial gain, that's a separate (and in my mind much more serious) crime.