Exit stage left: Celebrities leave pfp NFTs. Is Sir Anthony Hopkins the last left in Web3?

Today, nary a celebrity remains in NFTs. At least practically none still uses their NFTs as pfps or even seems to be discussing them.

Except one. Anthony Hopkins.

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Jury in Hermes v. Mason Rothschild asks Judge: What to do if they are unanimous on 1st 3 counts (TM infringement, false designation of origin, dilution), but can’t decide First Amendment issue?

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Hermes v. Rothschild trial now in jury’s hands. Jury asks question, When did Hermes apply for trademark (R) for NFTs? Unfortunately, the answer isn’t in evidence.

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Marc Andreessen explains the utility of NFTs as long-term innovation

“There will be many kinds of NFTs in the future, many of them, for example, will represent claims on real underlying property. I think a lot of real assets are gonna be wrapped in NFTs.”
-Marc Andreessen

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The Mystery of the Missing DMCA agents for popular NFT marketplaces–whither notice and takedown?

Half of the most popular NFT marketplaces–Blur, Looksrare, and Sudoswap–do not appear to have a designated DMCA agent or procedure to receive copyright notices for alleged infringement listed on their websites. Nor does the Copyright Office database contain a registration for a designated DMCA agent.

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Bored Apes Co-Founder Wylie Aronow (aka Gordon Goner) tweets that he has congestive heart failure, stepping down from active role at Yuga Labs

More shocking news this week: Wylie Aronow just announced he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure by his doctor. He is stepping down from an active role at Yuga Labs, but remaining on the Board and as a strategic advisor.

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Did Yuga Labs miss 21-day deadline to answer Ryder Ripps’ counterclaims in Bored Apes lawsuit?

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Yuga Labs scores discovery victory as Court rejects Ripps’ motion to compel production of documents “relating to [alleged] use of racist neo-Nazi messages and imagery”

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Yuga Labs enlists 4 more attorneys, brings total to 8 attorneys, in trademark lawsuit v. Ryder Ripps, Jeremy Cahen

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Bored Apes co-founders Wylie Aronow, Greg Solano’s scheduled depositions in lawsuit against Ryder Ripps fail to occur

The court’s order on Jan. 8 anticipated that the Jan. 9 deposition of Aronow might need to be rescheduled (given the shortness of time after the court’s order), but the order seems to anticipate the Jan. 11 deposition of Solano will occur. Well, neither happened.

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