{"id":549491,"date":"2023-02-09T00:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hermes-wins-case-against-mason-rothschilds-metabirkins\/"},"modified":"2023-02-09T00:15:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T21:15:00","slug":"hermes-wins-case-against-mason-rothschilds-metabirkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hermes-wins-case-against-mason-rothschilds-metabirkins\/","title":{"rendered":"# Herm\u00e8s wins case against Mason Rothschild\u2019s Metabirkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 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-6a2d2082dcb60\" 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-6a2d2082dcb60\" 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\/hermes-wins-case-against-mason-rothschilds-metabirkins\/#%E2%80%9D_Hermes_wins_case_against_Mason_Rothschilds_Metabirkins_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Herm\u00e8s wins case against Mason Rothschild\u2019s Metabirkins  &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Hermes_wins_case_against_Mason_Rothschilds_Metabirkins_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Herm\u00e8s wins case against Mason Rothschild\u2019s Metabirkins  &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjMtMDIvNTA2MDFkZDktNWM5MS00NTc5LTgwNmMtYmRlYWU2MmUwNDU5LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-4bbf85c5>On Feb 8, a jury trial in the Southern District of New York reached a verdict in Herm\u00e8s&#8217; lawsuit against MetaBirkins. The court ruled that artist Mason Rothschild had violated the trademark protections of the brand Herm\u00e8s. Rothschild&#8217;s 100 &#8220;Metabirkins&#8221; NFTs were found to not be artistic commentary and therefore not protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voguebusiness.com\/technology\/hermes-wins-case-against-metabirkins-over-digital-nfts-rothschild-to-appeal\">report<\/a> by Vogue Business, a nine-member jury found Rothschild liable for trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and &#8220;cybersquatting,&#8221; awarding Herm\u00e8s $133,000 in damages. Notably, the decision marks the first time the relationship between digital art, NFTs, and physical fashion has been addressed in court. Herm\u00e8s argued that NFTs represent a new product category, while Rothschild argued that there is no such thing as a digital twin. Rothschild said he plans to <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>eal the verdict.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In response to the court\u2019s decision, the artist took to his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> account to express his disappointment. He shared:\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA broken justice system that doesn\u2019t allow an art expert to speak on art but allows economists to speak on it. That\u2019s what happened today. What happened today was wrong. What happened today will continue to happen if we don\u2019t continue to fight. This is far from over.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Take nine people off the street right now and ask them to tell you what art is but the kicker is whatever they say will now become the undisputed truth. That\u2019s what happened today. <\/p>\n<p>A multibillion dollar luxury fashion house who says they \u201ccare\u201d about art and artists but..<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mason Rothschild  (@MasonRothschild) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MasonRothschild\/status\/1623367118493257730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>This case is expected to have far-reaching implications for the use of NFTs by artists and for the protection of intellectual property in the metaverse. Blockchain and tech lawyer Michael Kasdan who has been following the case for a while now shared his thoughts on the ruling on Twitter. According to him, \u201cIt would have been more surprising and a &#8216;bigger deal&#8217; in terms of changing the status quo if Rothschild had won.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My 2 cents FWIW on the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hermes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hermes<\/a> v Rothschild <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MetaBirkins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MetaBirkins<\/a> verdict:<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not terribly surprised the jury found for Hermes. And I think it was probably the right result. Anecdotally, when people I knew heard or saw \u201cMetaBirkins,\u201d many did think \u201cOh, that\u2019s Hermes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\/1 <br \/>THREAD  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuWEhKmuR2\">https:\/\/t.co\/KuWEhKmuR2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Kasdan (@michaelkasdan) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelkasdan\/status\/1623388271081361409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: Intellectual property has an awkward fit in Web3 decentralization \u2014 Lawyers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As previously reported by Cointelegraph, court documents filed on Jan. 23 revealed that Herm\u00e8s believed that the collection improperly used the Birkin trademark and potentially confused customers into believing the luxury brand was in support of the project.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2022, Cointelegraph spoke to David Kappos, a partner at Cravath, Swaine &amp; Moore LLP, who noted that the tension between Intellectual Property (IP) and decentralization does not have a clear solution.\u00a0When asked about third parties creating digital artworks or wearables of branded products, Kappos advised that \u201can unlicensed implementer in a Web3 environment should refrain from creating a wearable that is confusingly similar to a brand owned by a third party \u2014 the same as in the real world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"defi_newsletter\"><\/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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