05/02/2024 Judge rejects Ryder Ripps’ counterclaims against Yuga Labs, orders $9M payout

Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen saw their counterclaims against Yuga Labs rejected, and they were ordered to pay almost $9 million in compensation to the digital collectible firm.

Judge rejects Ryder Ripps’ counterclaims against Yuga Labs, orders $9M payout

Artists Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen have had their counterclaims in the lawsuit against Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) creator Yuga Labs dismissed, with an unfavorable order requiring the pair to pay $9 million in disgorgement and other statutory damages.

In April 2023, Cointelegraph reported that a judge ruled in favor of Yuga Labs in its claim against Ripps and Cahen forviolating copyright laws by creating unauthorizedversions of BAYC nonfungible tokens (NFTs).

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This came after the pair played on the words of the well-known BAYC brand, launching the Ryder Ripps BAYC (RR/BAYC) collection in May 2022.

As a result, Ripps and Cahen were ordered to pay a total of $1.57 million in damages to Yuga Labs, along with covering legal fees,supposedly bringing the lawsuit to an end.

However,accordingto a Feb. 2 court filing, the court dismissed Ripps and Cahen’s recent counterclaims against the charges.

This time around, Ripps and Cahen are required to pay almost $9 million, which will cover lawyer fees, expert witness fees and disgorgement.

They were also instructed to dispose of any RR/BAYC NFTs they have in their possession:

“If Defendants own any RR/BAYC NFTs, they shall destroy (e.g., “burn”) the NFTs or provide them to Yuga to burn.”

Cahen, also known as Pauly to his 174,100 followers on X, announced in a post that the pair intends to appeal the decision in the Ninth Circuit Court of California.

BREAKING

On a Saturday, The Federal Court has entered its final judgement against me in my case vs. YugaLabs.

Judgement Total: $9,112,496.50

(Note: My name is misspelled in the order)

We are appealing this outcome in the Ninth Circuit Court of California.

Case is ongoing. ✊pic.twitter.com/fHcEsbBL6a

— PAULY (@Pauly0x)February 3, 2024

Ripps and Cahen filed counterclaims against Yuga Labs alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, as well as a declaratory judgment of no defamation.

However, the judge hammered down Yuga’s first and third cause of action against Ripps and Cahen, which alleged false destination of origin and cybersquatting — the act of buying domain names to profit off a trademark — while specifying the multimillion-dollar penalty.

Additionally, Ripps and Cohen are required to hand over all the social media accounts associated with RR/BAYC NFTs, as well as the smart contract.

“Defendants shall destroy any and all other infringing materials, including NFTs, articles, documents, software, promotional items, or advertisements in their possession or control using any BAYC Mark,” the filing stated.

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https://cointelegraph.com/news/rr-bayc-nfts-yuga-labs-lawsuit-ryder-ripps

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