{"id":452415,"date":"2022-05-25T08:03:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T05:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/code-is-not-law-seth-green-thief-stole-bored-apes-not-the-rights-say-experts\/"},"modified":"2022-05-25T08:03:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T05:03:04","slug":"code-is-not-law-seth-green-thief-stole-bored-apes-not-the-rights-say-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/code-is-not-law-seth-green-thief-stole-bored-apes-not-the-rights-say-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"# &#8216;Code is not law&#8217;: Seth Green thief stole Bored Apes, not the rights say experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bf268d1b6f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bf268d1b6f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/code-is-not-law-seth-green-thief-stole-bored-apes-not-the-rights-say-experts\/#%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%98Code_is_not_law_Seth_Green_thief_stole_Bored_Apes_not_the_rights_say_experts_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; &#8216;Code is not law&#8217;: Seth Green thief stole Bored Apes, not the rights say experts &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%98Code_is_not_law_Seth_Green_thief_stole_Bored_Apes_not_the_rights_say_experts_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; &#8216;Code is not law&#8217;: Seth Green thief stole Bored Apes, not the rights say experts &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDUvOTkxODE2NzYtNmQ5Zi00MjkxLTllNTctNDliYjcyMDNmMDhhLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-2a0745c6>Austin Powers supporting actor Seth Green has sparked a debate over who owns the commercial rights to use a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT, after his Apes were stolen and sold to another party<\/p>\n<p>Green tweeted on May 18 that four of his nonfungible tokens (NFT) including BAYC #8398, Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) #9964 and #19182, and Doodle #7546 were stolen from him after he visited a phishing site. <\/p>\n<p>Green, the creator of Robot Chicken and co-star on Family Guy, noted that someone with the pseudonym DarkWing84 had already bought the BAYC NFT. Now, legal experts and community members are weighing in about the implications of theft on BAYC intellectual property (IP) rights.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well frens it h<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\">app<\/a>ened to me. Got phished and had 4NFT stolen. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoredApeYC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BoredApeYC<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/opensea?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@opensea<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/doodles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@doodles<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yugalabs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@yugalabs<\/a> please don\u2019t buy or trade these while I work to resolve:<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarkWing84?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DarkWing84<\/a> looks like you bought my stolen ape- hit me up so we can fix it <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VL1OVnd44m\">pic.twitter.com\/VL1OVnd44m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Seth Green (@SethGreen) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SethGreen\/status\/1526588358859759617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nBAYC\u2019s license does not stipulate instances of theft. It merely <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/boredapeyachtclub.com\/#\/terms\">says<\/a> that \u201cWhen you purchase an NFT, you own the underlying Bored Ape, the Art, completely.\u201d Some believe this means that even if the NFT is bought from a thief, the usage rights transfer to the new owner.<\/p>\n<p>Green has a TV show called White Horse Tavern in development which features the Bored Ape in question so if this interpretation is correct he may not be able to move forward with the show because he\u2019s lost the commercial usage rights. A <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FFVV1211\/status\/1528043201885442048\">trailer<\/a> for the show debuted on May 21 at the VeeCon NFT conference in Minneapolis, but the launch date is unknown.<\/p>\n<p>IP and tech law professor at Santa Clara University Eric Goldman <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/sarahemerson\/seth-green-bored-ape-stolen-tv-show\">told<\/a> Buzzfeed <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> on May 25 that buyers are usually legally protected if they unwittingly buy a stolen item and Coin Center communications director Neeraj K. Agrawal suggested that Green could get sued if he still uses the BAYC in his show. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">i\u2019m hardly an IP expert but my understanding of the ape system is yes this is within the new holder\u2019s rights<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Neeraj K. Agrawal (@NeerajKA) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NeerajKA\/status\/1529161088935383042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But the Head of Policy at The Blockchain Association Jake Chervinsky said this interpretation is incorrect and a court would likely rule in favor of Green retaining the legal rights to the BAYC\u2019s image, adding \u201cIn other words, code is not law.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If Seth can prove the NFT was stolen, it&#8217;s very unlikely a court would just throw up its hands &amp; say &#8220;oh well, the thief gets the legal rights too&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In other words, code is not law<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Chervinsky (@jchervinsky) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jchervinsky\/status\/1529175622005800960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Green already <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SethGreen\/status\/1529187693984329728\">hinted<\/a> Wednesday that he will go to court to get the BAYC back if it is not returned by DarkWing84. <\/p>\n<p>Tech lawyer at law firm Anderson Kill Preston Byrne agrees that Green likely has a strong case to retain the property rights to the art. In a May 25 tweet, Byrne said that this is a \u201cclassic \u201cunclean hands\u201d scenario\u201d because the BAYC was bought from a thief with notice from the theft victim.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nemo dat quod non habet. The thief doesn&#8217;t get good title to Seth Green&#8217;s IP, nor does anyone who buys it from said thief with notice. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XHjKZaSbWT\">https:\/\/t.co\/XHjKZaSbWT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Preston Byrne (@prestonjbyrne) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prestonjbyrne\/status\/1529163822115827713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The BAYC in question was stolen and then sold on May 8, long before Green tweeted about its status. Goldman thinks questions will be raised about whether the immutable blockchain record can legally outweigh the lack of notice.<\/p>\n<p>DarkWing84 has yet to make a public comment about what will be done with the BAYC.<\/p>\n<p>BAYC owners have been the target of phishing scams similar to the one that hit Green for some time now. On April 25, a hacker took control of the BAYC Instagram account and posted a phishing site link which extracted about $2.4 million in BAYCs. <\/p>\n<p>The same happened a year earlier in April 2021, when another hacker hijacked the BAYC Instagram account, dropped a phishing site, and got away with about 100 BAYCs.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Largest NFT mint ever: Making sense of Yuga Lab\u2019s \u2018virtual\u2019 land bonanza<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The floor price for BAYC on OpenSea is 91 ETH, valued at about $183,000 according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/ethereum\">CoinGecko<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"law_decoded\"><\/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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