Kanye West is a modern marvel. With infamous quotes like , “There’s no fangs. I don’t have fangs. I’m a porcupine. I’m a blowfish… People have me pinned as a shark or a predator in some way, and in no way am I that,” out there, it’s no wonder that some people call him “outrageous” and “delusional”.
There was a new digital currency similar to Bitcoin called Coinye, a play on his name, and the logo was a cartoon Kanye wearing his signature shutter shades. I figured Kanye would be a fan, cos he’s in love with himself, but the man was not happy. His lawyers sent the anonymous creators an order to cease and desist. The lawyers demanded that the creators stop using “Coinye West” and “Coinye”, cease development and distribution of any products and services, stop using Kanye’s copyrighted material, and completely deactivate the website and social media accounts.
Lawyers filed a trademark-infringement suit against Coinye, obviously won, and Coinye posted, “Coinye is dead. You win, Kanye.” The suit claimed that, “With each day that passes, Mr. West’s reputation is irreparably harmed. Consumers are likely to mistakenly believe that Mr. West is the source of these digital coins.”
Interestingly enough, apparently Kanye’s lawyers filed 84 court documents this year, naming 100 unknown people and a handful of named defendants. Several defendants lost the case by default when they didn’t respond to the allegations. Three settled with West.
Am I the only one who thinks this is hilarious? This is the man that claimed his album started a completely new era of music, and who gave a 45 minute toast to HIMSELF at his wedding. Kanye West doesn’t want to BE money, he just wants to HAVE a lot of it.