That crypto DAO with no apparent concept of IP rights now seeks to unload its copy of Jodorowsky’s Dune

from “Who didn’t see it coming?” files is SPICE DAO’s sale of a copy of his Jodorowsky’s Dune. They purchased the book with the intention of reproducing and distributing it without the permission of Dune, Herbert Limited Partnership, or the actual rights holders of those associated with Jodorowsky, the copy of the notebook.

Verge:

The cryptocurrency collective built around a copy of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Dune Script Bible is no longer a collective and is looking to sell off the Dune Bible. We have initiated a radical transformation, Redemption Phase 1. After the cryptocurrency media studio’s ambitious plans fell through, the group is allowing people holding $SPICE tokens to cash out by withdrawing money from the group’s treasury. . Renaming it to the “Spice Club”, a “members-only group” rather than an association with a formal voting structure. And keep maintenance costs to a minimum. This includes handing over the fragile and precious book that inspired its creation. Members who hold $SPICE can earn money from the rest of the Spice Club’s initiatives. The group hopes to generate revenue from book sales and a non-fungible token (NFT) collaboration with comic artist Frank Miller. However, that plan is plagued by the dire state of the cryptocurrency market and legal issues with tokens such as DAO and $SPICE, as well as whether the book will be auctioned for anything far short of its purchase price of around $3 million. It is complicated by the question of what.

image: spice road