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The NFT artists were also ordered to cover Yuga Labs’ legal fees after determining the trademark infringement constituted an “exceptional case.” A United States district court judge has ordered nonfungible token (NFT) artists Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen to pay Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs a total of $1.57 million in disgorgement and damages, along with legal fees, bringing an end to the long-running “copycat” NFT lawsuit . The Oct. 25 order follows an April 21 partial summary judgement granted in favor of Yuga Labs after the firm claimed that Ripps and Cahen, the defendants, violated copyright laws by making copycat versions of its Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) collectibles. District court Judge John Walter awarded Yuga Labs $1.37 million after concluding the NFT firm was entitled to a disgorgement of the defendants’ profits. An additional $200,000 was awarded in statutory damages relating to cybersquatting violations. Yuga Labs v. Ryder Ripps et al - Notes from the Court...

Among the pieces being auctioned include a zombie CryptoPunk and Autoglyphs from Larva Labs as well as Dmitri Cherniak’s artwork ‘The Golden Goose’. Sotheby’s auction house said it will be selling off a digital artwork collection formed as part of collapsed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, or 3AC. In an April 19 announcement, Sotheby’s said it would auction off nonfungible token, or NFT, artwork assembled as part of 3AC’s digital portfolio in 2021. The firm will begin the auction with sales of seven NFTs that are part of the ‘Grails’ collection in May, described as “some of the highest quality and rarest works,” according to Sotheby's head of digital art Michael Bouhanna. Among the pieces being auctioned by Sotheby’s include zombie CryptoPunk #6649 and Autoglyph #187 from Larva Labs as well as Dmitri Cherniak’s artwork ‘The Golden Goose’, purchased by 3AC co-founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies in August 2021. They paid 1,800 Ether (ETH) — roughly $5.8 million at the time — for ...