「Chill Guy」Meme 創建者 Philip Banks 強制執行圖像版權，不允許將其用於與加密相關的事物

「Chill Guy」表情包是北卡羅來納州藝術家菲利普班克斯 (Philip Banks) 的創意。

An artist from North Carolina named Philip Banks is the creator of the well-known “Chill Guy” meme. With 20,000 and 60,000 followers on Instagram and X, respectively, Banks has a sizable social media presence.

來自北卡羅來納州的藝術家菲利普·班克斯 (Philip Banks) 是著名的“Chill Guy”表情包的創造者。班克斯在 Instagram 和 X 上分別擁有 20,000 名和 60,000 名粉絲，在社群媒體上擁有相當大的影響力。

The adorable dog character in the “Chill Guy” meme, which Banks created, is dressed in a sweater, blue jeans, and sneakers like a human.

班克斯創作的「Chill Guy」迷因中可愛的小狗角色，像人類一樣穿著毛衣、藍色牛仔褲和運動鞋。

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During a Q&A session in October 2023, Philip described the character as being carefree and laid-back.

在 2023 年 10 月的問答環節中，菲利普形容這個角色無憂無慮、悠閒自在。

“Chill Guy” meme has now become massively popular, spreading virally from its humble beginnings as an artwork posted on X.

「Chill Guy」迷因現在已經變得非常流行，從最初作為 X 上發布的藝術品開始病毒式傳播。

‘Chill Guy’ Meme Coin

「冷酷的傢伙」迷因硬幣

It has entered the cryptocurrency world as a meme coin, and in just a few days, it has seen a price increase of over 538%.

它以模因幣的身份進入加密貨幣世界，短短幾天內，其價格漲幅超過 538%。

The meme coin is called CHILLGUY and has the dog character's face on it, much like the meme coin DOGE, and it has already seen a price increase of more than $400 million.

這款迷因幣名為 CHILLGUY，上面有狗狗角色的臉，很像迷因幣 DOGE，而且它的價格已經上漲了 4 億多美元。

The “Chill Guy” meme has also been used in social media marketing campaigns by companies including Sprite Europe, March Madness, and NFL on CBS.

「Chill Guy」表情符號也被 Sprite Europe、March Madness 和 NFL on CBS 等公司用於社群媒體行銷活動。

The creator of the “Chill Guy” meme is now going to enforce copyright on the image.

「Chill Guy」迷因的創建者現在將強制執行該圖像的版權。

On November 21, Banks wrote on X, “Just putting it out there, chill guy has been copyrighted. Like, legally. I’ll be issuing takedowns on for-profit related things over the next few days.”

11 月 21 日，班克斯在 X 上寫道，「只是把它放在那裡，冷靜的傢伙已經受版權保護了。就像，合法地。我將在接下來的幾天內對與營利性相關的事情進行刪除。

just putting it out there, chill guy has been copyrighted. like, legally. I'll be issuing takedowns on for-profit related things over the next few days

只是把它放在那裡，冷靜的傢伙已經受版權保護了。就像，合法地。我將在接下來的幾天內對營利性相關事物進行刪除

Banks also made it clear that he won't let his creation be used for anything crypto-related.

班克斯也明確表示，他不會讓他的創作用於任何與加密相關的事情。

“I do not give permission for others to use “my new character” (or any of my works) for crypto-related things, and I do not affiliate with any of them or condone their actions,” Banks said.

班克斯表示：“我不允許其他人將‘我的新角色’（或我的任何作品）用於與加密貨幣相關的事情，我不隸屬於他們任何人，也不縱容他們的行為。”

should be obvious, but just to clarify; I do not give permission for others to use "my new character" (or any of my works) for crypto-related things, and I do not affiliate with any of them or condone their actions pic.twitter.com/ahakmOBGNK

應該是顯而易見的，但只是為了澄清；我不允許其他人使用“我的新角色”（或我的任何作品）來進行與加密相關的事情，並且我不隸屬於他們中的任何一個或縱容他們的行為 pic.twitter.com/ahakmOBGNK

The “Chill Guy” meme is characterized by the dog character's calm and collected demeanor, which is frequently accompanied by a faint smirk. It provides guidance on stress reduction and is also successful because of how simple its animated form is.

「冷酷的傢伙」迷因的特徵是狗角色的冷靜和鎮定的舉止，經常伴隨著淡淡的傻笑。它提供了減輕壓力的指導，並且因其動畫形式的簡單而獲得成功。

The character has gone viral across a wide array of social media platforms such as X and TikTok and has spawned numerous memes and videos. The “Chill Guy” meme also appears on the official X handle of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele.

這個角色在 X 和 TikTok 等各種社交媒體平台上瘋傳，並催生了大量表情包和影片。 「Chill Guy」迷因也出現在薩爾瓦多總統納伊布·布克萊的官方 X 手柄上。

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