Grumpy Cat meme token creator hit with copyright infringement notice

Glauber Contessoto, the creator of a Grumpy Cat meme-based token, received an NFT copyright-infringement notice.

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The letter states that Grumpy Cat Limited, owner of the ‘Grumpy Cat’ trademark, did not authorize or consent to the use of the images for promoting the digital asset.

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Later, Contessoto tweeted that all legal issues had been resolved. According to him, the domain and hosting name were changed, and the meme token uses \”original images\”.

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All legal issues around #GrumpyCat have finally been resolved!

Positive sentiment and momentum within the community is also growing and the chart reflects this! Let’s go ??

— Domain and Hosting name changes
— All images are original
— Name of project officially $GrumpyCat https://t.co/HwVHYkWrZW

— SlumDOGE Millionaire (@ProTheDoge) May 22, 2023

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Following this, the official Grumpy Cat account issued a denial of his statement. The copyright holder noted that none of the issues had been resolved, and the token still infringes intellectual property laws.

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— Grumpy Cat (@RealGrumpyCat) May 22, 2023

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\”Don’t trust these scammers and their lies. No legal issues have been resolved. Grumpy Cat Limited will never endorse such fraudulent coins,\” wrote the meme creator.

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According to data Etherscan, there are currently about 2,904 token holders, with a market capitalization of $5.45 million.

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In November 2021, the heirs of J.R.R. Tolkien—the author of The Lord of the Rings—prevailed in the litigation against the creator of the JRR Token. They were ordered to remove all infringing content and pay court costs.

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In the same month, it was revealed that the Star Wars stormtrooper helmet collection as art objects from the Art Wars project were sold as NFTs without the artists’ knowledge. The copyright infringers managed to earn $7 million.