{"id":326867,"date":"2021-08-18T07:33:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T04:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/pepe-the-frog-creator-has-4m-sad-frogs-project-removed-from-opensea\/"},"modified":"2021-08-18T07:33:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T04:33:40","slug":"pepe-the-frog-creator-has-4m-sad-frogs-project-removed-from-opensea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pepe-the-frog-creator-has-4m-sad-frogs-project-removed-from-opensea\/","title":{"rendered":"# Pepe The Frog creator has $4M \u2018Sad Frogs\u2019 project removed from OpenSea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Pepe The Frog creator has $4M \u2018Sad Frogs\u2019 project removed from OpenSea <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMDgvNDYyYWU5NDYtMWMwYS00NzRiLWE5NTktYzk3MjhjOWFhMzUwLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>Creator of the beloved, sometimes controversial Pepe the Frog meme, Matt Furie requested that a frog-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>d NFT project worth $4M be removed from OperSea fo copyright infringement. <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSad Frogs District\u201d is an NFT project containing 7000 programmatically generated Sad Frog NFTs from a selection of around 200 traits. The artwork depicted in the NFTs may draw some inspiration from Furie\u2019s character Pepe. <\/p>\n<p>According to OpenSea\u2019s Community-help Discord channel on Aug. 17, numerous members had <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/397566282729390110\/615934047348064274\/876870157237125122\">asked<\/a> why the verified NFT project had been delisted as they could no longer access the Sad Frog NFTs on the platform. <\/p>\n<p>An OpenSea moderator later confirmed the delisting, noting that \u201cPepe items have been delisted due to a DMCA takedown request by the creator of Pepe, Matt Furie.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The Sad Frogs District was launched earlier this month and has already <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nft-stats.com\/collection\/sad-frogs-district\">generated<\/a> more than $4 million in volume from a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n price of $450 per NFT. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SadFrogsDistrict?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SadFrogsDistrict<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SadFrogsMeme?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SadFrogsMeme<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFT<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>WEN MOON!! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SadFrogsD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SadFrogsD<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ubMk6cwKVZ\">pic.twitter.com\/ubMk6cwKVZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SF #1615 (@G4yFrog) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G4yFrog\/status\/1427013033256128512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>A Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown occurs when a copyright owner asserts that their content is being used online without their permission, and requests its removal to forego further legal action. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know this is likely disappointing, and we don\u2019t enjoy doing it\u2014that said, we must comply with lawful takedown requests,\u201d the message read.<\/p>\n<p>However, the moderator also added that while OpenSea had to comply with the DMCA takedown, creators that feel that \u201ctheir work should not be subject to a DMCA are welcome to file a counter-DMCA. We are unbiased and will follow whatever is lawfully required.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the project\u2019s website, the Sad Frogs are \u201cinspired by collective artworks of internet artists and cyberpunk aesthetics.\u201d The team appears ready to fight the copyright claims after it revealed that it has taken up the option to submit a counter DMCA to OpenSea.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The team has already sent on over the counter DMCA to OpenSea, please be patient with us while we await a response. If you have any questions, please join our discord linked in our bio and we will assist your questions as best we can. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeSadFrogs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeSadFrogs<\/a> \u2694\ufe0f <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sad Frogs District (@SadFrogsD) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SadFrogsD\/status\/1427401221669900290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: Rarest Pepe \u2014 \u2018most important NFT in art history\u2019 \u2014 sells for 205 ETH<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is unclear how this DMCA claim will play out, as the project\u2019s artwork doesn\u2019t appear to directly depict Pepe the Frog. Twitter user \u201cIced Cooly\u201d also pointed out that Furie is playing working in a grey area of his own, as the Pepe creator has an NFT listed on OpenSea depicting Star Wars character Jabba the Hut in his unique art style.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sad Frogs District <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SadFrogsD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SadFrogsD<\/a> was delisted from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/opensea?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@opensea<\/a> due to a DMCA by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Matt_Furie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Matt_Furie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile he using Jabba the Hutt to sell his NFTs. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dr4EYmDF2m\">pic.twitter.com\/Dr4EYmDF2m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iced Cooly  (@IcedCoolyETH) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IcedCoolyETH\/status\/1427338278517166087?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Pepe the Frog first appeared in Furies\u2019 2005 comic book <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> \u201cBoy\u2019s Club\u201d as a laid back frog with the now famous catchphrase \u201cfeels good man.\u201d The character became \u201cinternet famous\u201d after years of widespread memeing on social media platforms such as 4chan, MySpace, Tumblr and Reddit. <\/p>\n<p>Furie is no stranger to disputes over the ownership of the Pepe brand, and he played a role in the \u201cNon Fungible Pepe\u201d project being taken down from OpenSea earlier this year. The project was widely successful and was on track to make $60 million, but he refused to approve the project after the team reached out to him to see if he wanted to be involved. <\/p>\n<p>He has also regularly fought to take the beloved frog back from the alt-right connotations attributed by 4chan users. In 2019 Furie was awarded $15,000 in a copyright settlement against Alex Jones\u2019 Infowars for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2019\/06\/11\/pepe-frogs-creator-just-won-copyright-settlement-against-infowars\/\">selling<\/a> Pepe themed wall art. <\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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