A nine-member jury found the artist liable for trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and 'cybersquatting.'
On Feb 8, a jury trial in the Southern District of New York reached a verdict in Hermès' lawsuit against MetaBirkins. The court ruled that artist Mason Rothschild had violated the trademark protections of the brand Hermès. Rothschild's 100"Metabirkins" NFTs were found to not be artistic commentary and therefore not protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution.
In response to the court’s decision, the artist took to his Twitter account to express his disappointment. He shared: “A broken justice system that doesn’t allow an art expert to speak on art but allows economists to speak on it. That’s what happened today. What happened today was wrong. What happened today will continue to happen if we don’t continue to fight. This is far from over.”
Take nine people off the street right now and ask them to tell you what art is but the kicker is whatever they say will now become the undisputed truth. That’s what happened today.— Mason Rothschild This case is expected to have far-reaching implications for the use of NFTs by artists and for the protection of intellectual property in the metaverse. Blockchain and tech lawyer Michael Kasdan who has been following the case for a while now shared his thoughts on the ruling on Twitter.
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