BAYC parent company Yuga Labs won summary judgment against California artist Ryder Ripps and his BAYC imitation disc project RR/BAYC in an intellectual property lawsuit, court documents show. Foresight News previously reported that Ryder Ripps has been investigating BAYC and its creator Yuga Labs since December 2021, believing that BAYC has extensive ties to Internet Nazi troll culture, and launched the RR/BAYC series of BAYC imitation disks; last year In June Yuga Labs filed a lawsuit against Ryder Ripps, accusing them of copying and selling Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) series NFTs and disparaging their original products. On February 7th, Yuga Labs reached a lawsuit settlement with Thomas Lehman, who built the website and smart contracts for Ryder Ripps' RR/BAYC series of BAYC knockoffs.