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Kanye West’s lawyer orders “Coinye” to cease-and-desist just before launch

38 pointsby bcnover 11 years ago

7 comments

evolve2kover 11 years ago
So the bet is &#x27;Can we stay anonymous long enough to launch this thing, profit from the controversial publicity and cash out without being outed&#x27;.<p>Which one really is the gangster here?
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dmk23over 11 years ago
Great publicity stunt and does not look like this lawsuit has a leg to stand on. Good for them that Kanye took the bait.
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losoover 11 years ago
Do people really look at Kanye West as a &quot;gangsta&quot; rapper? A small matter but I find it interesting that the makers of the coin who I assume are either fans or at the very least familiar with his music labeled him as such.
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daemonkover 11 years ago
It is kind of a dick thing to do to someone. The creators are just profiteering off a celebrity&#x27;s infamy.
shitlordover 11 years ago
Lawyers really don&#x27;t understand technology... they just added fuel to the fire.
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ck2over 11 years ago
cyberpiracy? All the other claims I could see but why throw cyberpiracy in there to make your argument weaker?<p>There is no &quot;piracy&quot; going on. Just a vague parody of a celebrity.<p>Personally I think we could all do with less celebrity worship so if this dies, all for the best.<p>Now dogecoin, that was fun and educational because you got to experience all the facinating things about crypto currency with low penalty and fast updates. Making a mistake with Bitcoin or Litecoin is an expensive learning curve by comparison.
garrettdreyfusover 11 years ago
The insinuation that kanye is trying to take over a crypto currency is laughable to me. Although the anti corporation sentiment of it would fit the theme of yeezus.