> But Yuga Labs owns the copyright on its ape images, and PAYC and PHAYC have were booted from OpenSea apparently for violating its rules against copyright infringement. (PAYC was also removed from competing markets Rarible and Mintable, although PHAYC is still listed on Rarible.)<p>So, not a digital proof of ownership. Since the illegal one still exists on the Blockchain.<p>And the platform is fixing that mistake, even when they mistake isn't fixed for other platforms.<p>What a mess. There's literally not a single difference in practice.<p>The only thing that has changed is that because of crypto fomo, some people think digital art as NFT's has much more value than before.<p>I think the whales had to spend their money on something to make that impression ;)