NFT Artist Beeple Risks Copyright Lawsuit For Tweeting About The Chill Guy Memecoin
Michael Winkelmann, a non-fungible token digital artist known professionally as “Beeple,” has jumped into a hot frying pan after accidentally tweeting about the Chill Guy, a controversial meme coin anonymously created on the Solana blockchain network. The new Chill Guy meme coin was created last week and gained over $500 million in market capitalization. Beeple Tweets About Chill Guy MemeCoin In a November 22 blog post, Beeple, through his daily artwork, published an image featuring graphics similar to those of “Chill Guy,” a global viral meme sensation from the digital artist Philip Banks. Beeple has found himself risking a copyright lawsuit since Banks had previously banned the public from using his digital art and threatened legal action against meme coins using his art. MAXCHILLhttps://t.co/eTtuXJ1RZi — joshisdead.eth (@jsholedamn) November 22, 2024 phillip not gonna be happy — s4mmy.moca (@S4mmyEth) November 22, 2024 Beeple is ...