Conceptual artist Ryder Ripps tweeted his response and counterclaims to the lawsuit filed against him, and fellow defendant Jeremy Cahen, over trademark infringement of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) brand.
Ripps highlighted multiple defenses, including “1st amendment protection to unclean hands,” and a rehashing of allegations the BAYC collection is modeled on Nazi symbolism.
Ripps’s tweets also made allegations of intimidation and harassment, such as threats from a Yuga Labs agent called Guy Oseary, and the company co-founders Greg Solano and Wylie Aronow making slanderous remarks against the defendants during a podcast.
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