Web developer Isaac Miller tells his story of how he was allegedly sued by Ripple over a website he created selling fidgety weirdos. The San Francisco-based fintech company claims Miller violated copyright law and defrauded its customers.
Ripple sends a cease and desist statement
Miller recounts what happened by saying several years ago; He noticed that the Ripple logo resembled a fidgety weirdo. Motivated by this insight, he had the idea to create a “stupid website” that pays homage to this observation.
After building ripplefidgetspinner.com, Miller even went to the trouble of setting up the necessary APIs so the website could accept XRP as payment for fidgety spinners.
“I set it up to actually accept XRP for fidgety weirdos. I’ve been selling fidgety spinners for ripple currency. I found it funny. “
Even though fidgety weirdos have gone the route of every fad before and the price of XRP is much lower than it was in 2017, Miller left the site and forgot about everything.
However, a few days ago his hosting company contacted him and said the Ripple legal team had reached out to complain about the website. They claim Miller infringed Ripple’s copyright and defrauded its customers.
“Ripple’s attorneys are issuing an injunction based on copyright claims. And they also claim that I cheated on their customers and that I was not a legitimate business. I got people to send me their XRP for no reason. I beg to differ. When someone sends me XRP, I send them a ripple fidget spinner. “
Miller feels the heat
Miller was struck by the allegations and denied the allegations. Two days later, not only was ripplefidgetspinner.com removed, but all of his other websites and even the websites he had created for clients.
“I was angry, I was angry. So I get Blue Host Support on the line. I’ve used Blue Host for years. I put them on the line and say, “Guys, what the heck, my sites were removed because of a fidgety nutcase.”
Miller’s response was to spam the hosting company’s customer service and eventually its websites got back up.
Miller shares his thoughts on what to do next and believes he will keep ripplefidgetspinners.com updated. But make it even clearer that he has no relationship with Ripple.
Source: XRPUSD on TradingView.com
Fidgety weirdos join the list of fads that came and went
There have been many fads that popularized the culture. A brief overview could be Beenie Babies, Rubrics Cube, Gangnam Style, Yoyos; the list is endless. But in 2017 fidgety weirdos were the order of the day.
At that time it was less common not to see a child spin. The palm-sized spinners consist of a ball bearing housed in a three-pronged plastic device. The rotation is supposed to promote relaxation, stress relief and concentration.
Many schools have banned the device. However, some teachers and psychologists claim they can support behavior and learning, especially with ADHD.
The fidgety spinner Catherine Hettinger did not receive a cent in license fees despite her worldwide success. Unfortunately for Hettinger, she gave up the patent in 2005 because she did not have the required $ 400 renewal fee.
