{"id":18831,"date":"2024-11-22T16:06:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T14:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/creator-of-chill-guy-meme-threatens-legal-action-against-token-developers\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T16:06:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T14:06:54","slug":"creator-of-chill-guy-meme-threatens-legal-action-against-token-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/creator-of-chill-guy-meme-threatens-legal-action-against-token-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"Creator of &#8216;Chill Guy&#8217; Meme Threatens Legal Action Against Token Developers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The artist behind the &#8216;Just a Chill Guy&#8217; meme, known as PhillipBankss, has threatened legal action against token creators using the image without permission.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1316.webp\" alt=\"1-1316\" class=\"wp-image-245902\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PhillipBankss\/status\/1859480173965378010\"> X<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On November 15, the Solana network launched the Just a Chill Guy (CHILLGUY) token. The token gained popularity, reaching a peak market capitalization of $580 million. At the time of writing, it had dropped to $398 million with a price of $0.3988.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-951.webp\" alt=\"2-951\" class=\"wp-image-245903\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geckoterminal.com\/ru\/solana\/pools\/93tjgwff5Ac5ThyMi8C4WejVVQq4tuMeMuYW1LEYZ7bu\"> GeckoTerminal<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The artist has registered copyright for the image and will soon permit non-commercial use.<\/p>\n<p>PhillipBankss intends to pursue creators of &#8220;unauthorized merchandise and shitcoins.&#8221; He clarified that he did not consent to the use of his artwork in &#8220;cryptocurrency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The community reacted skeptically to the artist&#8217;s statement.<\/p>\n<p>One participant noted that filing a lawsuit is &#8220;nearly impossible&#8221; for anonymous and decentralized tokens.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These people don\u2019t get that coins can be launched anonymously, in a decentralized way, with no team or jurisdiction\u2014making legal action nearly impossible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RPAJItGZwL\">https:\/\/t.co\/RPAJItGZwL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ultima (@UltimaHoarder) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UltimaHoarder\/status\/1859506539616149505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another explained that the asset is already &#8220;immortalized&#8221; on the blockchain and will exist with or without the artist.   <span id=\"docs-internal-guid-3305792b-7fff-18b8-784c-10caefab50b8\"><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This guy thinks he can take down a shit coin with DMCA strikes, it is immortalised on chain now<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s gonna exist with or without you lil bro<\/p>\n<p>Make some money during your 5 minutes of fame? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UwPPat4SPO\">https:\/\/t.co\/UwPPat4SPO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SimpleCDF (@SimpleCDF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SimpleCDF\/status\/1859526459313787045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some suggested using this opportunity to profit by holding an NFT auction.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Look man if I was an artist and my picture went viral &#038; transformed into a 300 million market cap memecoin i\u2019d do an NFT auction &#038; make bank &#038; call it a day <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QAasgfoGib\">https:\/\/t.co\/QAasgfoGib<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jones (@JewishKrabz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JewishKrabz\/status\/1859482499585331438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, on November 15, the meme coin index reached its <span data-descr=\"all-time high\" class=\"old_tooltip\">ATH<\/span> thanks to new listings.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, ForkLog explored the potential development of the cryptocurrency market following the rise of meme coins.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The artist behind the &#8216;Just a Chill Guy&#8217; meme, known as PhillipBankss, has threatened legal action against token creators using the image without permission. Source: X. On November 15, the Solana network launched the Just a Chill Guy (CHILLGUY) token. The token gained popularity, reaching a peak market capitalization of $580 million. 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