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Kanye West files lawsuit against digital currency | Kanye West files lawsuit against digital currency |
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Kanye West has filed a lawsuit in the US to stop production of Coinye West, saying they unjustly cash in on his fame. | |
The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in Manhattan, seeks to stop companies and unidentified people from exchanging the digital currency. | The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in Manhattan, seeks to stop companies and unidentified people from exchanging the digital currency. |
It is also asking for damages for hurting the rapper's reputation. | It is also asking for damages for hurting the rapper's reputation. |
However, its makers appear to have backed down from a court case after a message was posted on Twitter. | However, its makers appear to have backed down from a court case after a message was posted on Twitter. |
"#BLAMEKANYE Coinye devs have dispersed. New ownership, better things coming," the @CoinyeCoins tweet said. | "#BLAMEKANYE Coinye devs have dispersed. New ownership, better things coming," the @CoinyeCoins tweet said. |
One of the websites linked with Coinye also posted a message on its homepage reading "Coinye is dead. You win, Kanye". | One of the websites linked with Coinye also posted a message on its homepage reading "Coinye is dead. You win, Kanye". |
West's lawsuit says the creators of the digital coins "brazenly admit" they used his name and likeness to associate their new currency with the rapper. | West's lawsuit says the creators of the digital coins "brazenly admit" they used his name and likeness to associate their new currency with the rapper. |
Its creators used a cartoon image of a coin featuring the musician in large sunglasses. | Its creators used a cartoon image of a coin featuring the musician in large sunglasses. |
The lawsuit also claims the people behind the currency boasted it couldn't be stopped whether it "looks like a dollar, a dog or a cartoon picture of a rapper". | The lawsuit also claims the people behind the currency boasted it couldn't be stopped whether it "looks like a dollar, a dog or a cartoon picture of a rapper". |
Coinye, also known as crypto-currency, is similar to Bitcoin, a paperless currency people can use like cash anywhere in the world. | Coinye, also known as crypto-currency, is similar to Bitcoin, a paperless currency people can use like cash anywhere in the world. |
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