Actor Seth Green has had his NFT Bored Ape #8398 stolen, and it could jeopardize his TV series project.
Seth Green has had a lot of bad luck lately. A few days ago, an American actor reported that four of his precious non-fungible tokens (NFTs) had been stolen, including Bored Ape. But the problem goes beyond the simple theft of NFT Bored Ape #8398. After all, this unique character was to play an important role in the new series.
Actor Seth Green has his NFT Bored Ape stolen #8398
Seth Green has been targeted in an attempt to hack an NFT clone of GutterCat. Unfortunately, the actor accidentally used a scam site that emptied his wallet. And since he no longer owns his Bored Ape, the question arises whether its new owner could sue the American actor, even though the latter is the victim of theft.
The terms set by Yuga Labs, creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, say nothing about this. There is no mention of whether the thieves have the rights to use the image as they see fit. And to make matters worse, it’s entirely possible that the person who now owns the NFT – one @DarkWing84 – bought the item from the hacker in good faith, completely unaware of it, so that the item was effectively stolen.
And that could jeopardize his series project.
Unfortunately, Seth Green has already made great strides with his NFT-themed series, a series called White Horse Tavern, the trailer for which was unveiled during a conference hosted by Gary Vaynerchuk a few days ago.
This story is unprecedented, but legal experts believe that current laws can apply. It is highly unlikely that Seth Green would be attacked for intellectual property if he decides to continue with his series project.
Asked about the theft during VeeCon, the actor told Gary Vaynerchuk: “A few days before – his name is Fred, by the way – a few days before he made his debut in this world, he was literally kidnapped.” Seth Green tried to contact this @DarkWing84 to negotiate a deal, but it’s unclear if the actor got a response.
BuzzFeed News highlighted his intellectual property dilemma in the article, urging him to insist that he is protected and in his own right, and that he will do everything possible to get what is rightfully his: “A buyer who buys stolen art for real money and refuses to return it, he has no legal right to use the basic license. The case will go to court, but I’d rather meet with @DarkWing84 before then. We seem to have a lot in common.”
OpenSea has taken steps to ensure that these stolen NFTs cannot be listed and resold on its platform, but this does not prevent these items from changing hands elsewhere.