Kanye serves Coinye with cease-and-desist, alleging infringement

On Monday, lawyers working for West delivered cease-and-desist papers to the coders responsible for Coinye, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The letter demanded the group stop distribution and promotion of the Bitcoin-style cryptocurrency, alleging that Coinye's cartoon image of West constitutes a form of infringement.

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