Crypto Controversy: Moonbirds Coin (MBRD) Copyright Issues Shed Light on Intellectual Property Challenges in Cryptocurrency World

• Yuga Labs, the company behind Bored Ape Yacht Club, recently announced plans to bestow exclusive commercial rights onto holders of Moonbirds, an Ethereum NFT collection it acquired in February.
• However, Moonbirds’ original creators filed the collection under Creative Commons 0 (CC0), which relinquished any copyright claims to the artwork, raising questions about the legality of Yuga Labs’ move.
• Legal experts argue that the company’s position is legally invalid, and the company later clarified that commercial rights would only be attached to new, 3D versions of the Moonbirds artwork.

Yuga Labs faces legal controversy over its plans to bestow exclusive commercial rights onto holders of the Moonbirds NFT collection, which was previously filed under Creative Commons 0 (CC0).

Yuga Labs’ Controversial Move

Yuga Labs, the multi-billion dollar company behind Bored Ape Yacht Club, recently announced its plans to bestow exclusive commercial rights onto holders of Moonbirds, an Ethereum NFT collection it acquired in February. However, this move has sparked controversy as Moonbirds’ original creators had filed the collection under Creative Commons 0 (CC0), a legal tool that relinquished any copyright claims to the artwork.

Public Domain vs. Commercial Rights