Coinye responds to Kanye complaint, says currency now based on 'half-man half-fish hybrid'

Coinye responds to Kanye complaint, says currency now based on 'half-man half-fish hybrid'

Jan 10th 2014, 19:29, by Adi Robertson

The developers of Coinye — formerly known as Coinye West — have responded to a cease and desist letter from Kanye West with their own cease and desist, insisting that an updated version  of their cryptocurrency is unrelated to the singer and now references a "half-man-half-fish hybrid who is wearing sunglasses." Coinye's logo was initially a stylized version of Kanye West superimposed on the back of a gold coin, but West's lawyers complained that the currency's name and image constituted a trademark violation, falsely implying that Coinye was an officially sanctioned product. In response, the Coinye team pushed up its release to the public, but they've also changed the branding in hopes of distancing it enough to avoid a lawsuit.
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