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Ironically given the benefits that the cryptocurrency ecosystem supposedly brings to artists, this promotional material contains stolen IP from at least one ind

Ironically given the benefits that the cryptocurrency ecosystem supposedly brings to artists, this promotional material contains stolen IP from at least one independent artist [1]. Cryptoland's response was to block the victim [2]. [1]: https://twitter.com/kamilabianchi/status/1478764832967086083 https://twitter.com/kamilabianchi/status/1478764832967086083 [2]: https://twitter.com/kamilabianchi/status/1479852849932734477 https://twitter.com/kamilabianchi/status/1479852849932734477

arcticbull 5y ago
They also sent a cease and desist to one of the folks making fun of them on twitter - for making fun of them, on twitter. [1] [1] https://twitter.com/molly0xfff/status/1479974074986209286?s=21 https://twitter.com/molly0xfff/status/1479974074986209286?s=...
- KennyBlanken 5y ago
  Her responses are gold. > Dear legal team, I have removed all the false statements. > "cease and decease"
- perihelions 5y ago
  That's a very effective way to inspire people to make fun of you, on Twitter.
  - arcticbull 5y ago
    Certainly a good example of the Streisand effect. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect
    - onion2k 5y ago
      So... Streis-land then?
  - vsareto 5y ago
    Oh they can do better: https://twitter.com/widesauce/status/1478816782966136832 https://twitter.com/widesauce/status/1478816782966136832 https://web.archive.org/web/20220106124249/https://twitter.com/cryptoland/status/1478815174232621059 https://web.archive.org/web/20220106124249/https://twitter.c...
    - beckman466 5y ago
      “Welcome to Pedoland!”
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 5y ago
  "They also sent a cease and desist..." They sent a request to cease and decease. Under the laws of Cryptoland, there are no second chances.
  - arcticbull 5y ago
    True libertarian utopia. If you haven't read this, it's super funny [1]. [1] https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/l-p-d-libertarian-police-department https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/l-p-d-libertari...
    - jessym 5y ago
      Thank you for sharing, this is amazing
katmannthree 5y ago
After browsing OpenSea one may reasonably come to the conclusion that for every competent artist selling NFTs of their art, there are approximately 40,000 low-effort mspaint primates.
- pcwalton 5y ago
  Or just straight-up stolen art. For every one artist selling NFTs of their own art, there are easily five NFTs sold by fraudsters misrepresenting themselves to have to right to do so.
  - marginalia_nu 5y ago
    Wasn't this the literally exact thing NFTs was supposed to prevent?
    - RF_Savage 5y ago
      Yet nothing in NFT's prevent it. Even if every artist minted everything they ever post as an NFT it would not prevent it. At most there would be a "first to file" authenthicity mechanism in the NFT storefronts like OpenSea.
      - Tenoke 5y ago
        If you have the artist's address you can always check that the NFT originated from them. I don't even understand why anyone (mostly non-crypto people) would think it prevents copy pasting.
      - benhurmarcel 5y ago
        > At most there would be a "first to file" authenthicity mechanism in the NFT storefronts like OpenSea. Just alter a pixel or put a minor filter, you’re good to go.
    - lottin 5y ago
      No, NFTs serve no purpose. As far as use-cases go, they have none.
Hamuko 5y ago
Surprised they didn't just mint an NFT out of the song to prove ownership (or something).
TedShiller 5y ago
They also stole the Jurassic Park theme

arcticbull 5y ago

They also sent a cease and desist to one of the folks making fun of them on twitter - for making fun of them, on twitter. [1] [1] https://twitter.com/molly0xfff/status/1479974074986209286?s=21 https://twitter.com/molly0xfff/status/1479974074986209286?s=...

KennyBlanken 5y ago
Her responses are gold. > Dear legal team, I have removed all the false statements. > "cease and decease"
perihelions 5y ago
That's a very effective way to inspire people to make fun of you, on Twitter.
- arcticbull 5y ago
  Certainly a good example of the Streisand effect. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect
  - onion2k 5y ago
    So... Streis-land then?
- vsareto 5y ago
  Oh they can do better: https://twitter.com/widesauce/status/1478816782966136832 https://twitter.com/widesauce/status/1478816782966136832 https://web.archive.org/web/20220106124249/https://twitter.com/cryptoland/status/1478815174232621059 https://web.archive.org/web/20220106124249/https://twitter.c...
  - beckman466 5y ago
    “Welcome to Pedoland!”
1vuio0pswjnm7 5y ago
"They also sent a cease and desist..." They sent a request to cease and decease. Under the laws of Cryptoland, there are no second chances.
- arcticbull 5y ago
  True libertarian utopia. If you haven't read this, it's super funny [1]. [1] https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/l-p-d-libertarian-police-department https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/l-p-d-libertari...
  - jessym 5y ago
    Thank you for sharing, this is amazing

katmannthree 5y ago

After browsing OpenSea one may reasonably come to the conclusion that for every competent artist selling NFTs of their art, there are approximately 40,000 low-effort mspaint primates.

pcwalton 5y ago
Or just straight-up stolen art. For every one artist selling NFTs of their own art, there are easily five NFTs sold by fraudsters misrepresenting themselves to have to right to do so.
- marginalia_nu 5y ago
  Wasn't this the literally exact thing NFTs was supposed to prevent?
  - RF_Savage 5y ago
    Yet nothing in NFT's prevent it. Even if every artist minted everything they ever post as an NFT it would not prevent it. At most there would be a "first to file" authenthicity mechanism in the NFT storefronts like OpenSea.
    - Tenoke 5y ago
      If you have the artist's address you can always check that the NFT originated from them. I don't even understand why anyone (mostly non-crypto people) would think it prevents copy pasting.
    - benhurmarcel 5y ago
      > At most there would be a "first to file" authenthicity mechanism in the NFT storefronts like OpenSea. Just alter a pixel or put a minor filter, you’re good to go.
  - lottin 5y ago
    No, NFTs serve no purpose. As far as use-cases go, they have none.

Hamuko 5y ago

Surprised they didn't just mint an NFT out of the song to prove ownership (or something).

TedShiller 5y ago

They also stole the Jurassic Park theme