Two NFT Artists Ordered to Pay $9 Million to Yuga Labs for Infringing BAYC Designs, Turmoil to Continue

Yuga Labs accused Ripps and Cahen of copying the designs of its BAYC NFTs for their own separate line of digital collectibles named Ryder Ripps BAYC (RR/BAYC) in May 2022. The two parties have been embroiled in an intense legal battle ever since.Yuga Labs accused Ripps and Cahen of copying the designs of its BAYC NFTs for their own separate line of digital collectibles named Ryder Ripps BAYC (RR/BAYC) in May 2022. The two parties have been embroiled in an intense legal battle ever since.