儘管承諾提供 DMCA 未經許可的資料，「Chill Guy」Meme 創建者還是與加密代幣達成協議

2024 年 9 月，一幅擬人化動物角色的簡單圖畫開始在社群媒體上瘋傳。

The creator of the viral ‘Chill Guy’ character has struck a deal with the makers of the $CHILLGUY token, despite previously promising to DMCA any unlicensed for-profit materials.

儘管先前向 DMCA 承諾任何未經許可的營利性材料，但病毒「Chill Guy」角色的創建者仍與 $CHILLGUY 代幣的製造商達成協議。

In September 2024, a simple drawing of an anthropomorphic animal character started going viral on social media. The drawing was illustrated by X user ‘PhillipBanksss’ in 2023, who described the character as “a chill guy that lowkey doesn’t give a f*ck.”

2024 年 9 月，一幅擬人化動物角色的簡單畫作開始在社群媒體上瘋傳。這幅畫是由 X 用戶“PhillipBanksss”在 2023 年繪製的，他將這個角色描述為“一個低調的冷酷傢伙”。

A year later, Banks’ post took over the internet like wildfire and continues to be one of the top memes months later (that’s like a million years by internet standards).

一年後，班克斯的貼文像野火一樣席捲了互聯網，並在幾個月後仍然是最熱門的迷因之一（按照互聯網標準，這相當於一百萬年）。

my new character. his whole deal is he's a chill guy that lowkey doesn't give a fuck pic.twitter.com/aUAb7yFJpJ

我的新角色。他的全部特點是他是一個冷靜的人，低調，不在乎 pic.twitter.com/aUAb7yFJpJ

It wasn’t long before netizens started making their own creations with the ‘Chill Guy’ character and selling them online — something that Banks wasn’t happy about, especially after a crypto coin arose in the market called $CHILLGUY.

不久之後，網友們開始用「Chill Guy」角色製作自己的作品並在網路上出售——班克斯對此並不滿意，尤其是在市場上出現了一種名為 $CHILLGUY 的加密貨幣之後。

“Just putting it out there, Chill Guy has been copyrighted,” Banks wrote in a post on November 20, 2024. “Like, legally. I’ll be issuing takedowns on for-profit related things over the next few days.”

「只要把它放在那裡，Chill Guy 就已經受到版權保護，」班克斯在 2024 年 11 月 20 日的一篇貼文中寫道。我將在接下來的幾天內對與營利性相關的事情進行刪除。

He went on to explain that he didn’t care if brand accounts used Chill Guy for a trend or meme, but wasn’t a fan of “unauthorized merchandise or sh*tcoins” using his character.

他接著解釋說，他並不關心品牌帳戶是否將 Chill Guy 用作潮流或迷因，但他並不喜歡使用他的角色來「未經授權的商品或垃圾幣」。

not like brand accounts using him as a trend, that's kinda something i dont really care about (i do just ask for credit. or xboxes.). mainly unauthorized merchandise and shitcoins

不像品牌帳戶將他作為一種趨勢，這是我並不真正關心的事情（我只是要求信用。或Xbox。）。主要是未經授權的商品和垃圾幣

‘Chill Guy’ creator strikes deal with crypto token

「Chill Guy」創作者與加密代幣達成交易

However, mere weeks later, it seems that Banks has changed his tune. In a post published on December 12, the progenitor of the famous meme says that he struck a deal with the minds behind $CHILLGUY.

然而，僅僅幾週後，班克斯似乎改變了態度。在 12 月 12 日發布的帖子中，著名表情包的鼻祖表示，他與 $CHILLGUY 背後的思想達成了協議。

“Some members of [the] $CHILLGUY token reached out to me and we had a long discussion,” he explained. “They have been really supportive and nice, and we reached an agreement.

「$CHILLGUY 代幣的一些成員聯繫了我，我們進行了長時間的討論，」他解釋道。 「他們非常支持並且友善，我們達成了協議。

“I’ve decided to provide licensing and IP rights to the $CHILLGUY token and team.”

“我決定向 $CHILLGUY 代幣和團隊提供許可和智慧財產權。”

Any other crypto tokens using the Chill Guy character (which 99% of are scams) will still receive DMCA takedowns.

任何其他使用 Chill Guy 角色的加密代幣（其中 99% 都是騙局）仍將收到 DMCA 刪除。

Banks’ post has received mixed reactions, with some praising the artist for “getting his bag,” while others predict that the $CHILLGUY token will soon be investigated by renowned crypto sleuth Coffeezilla.

Banks 的帖子引起了不同的反應，一些人稱讚這位藝術家“拿到了他的包”，而另一些人則預測 $CHILLGUY 代幣很快就會被著名的加密貨幣偵探 Coffeezilla 調查。

Banks has made sure to cash in on his characters’ viral fame, even creating a licensed ‘Chill Guy’ plushie that fans can take home to the tune of $30.

班克斯確保從他的角色的病毒式傳播名聲中獲利，甚至創造了一款獲得授權的“Chill Guy”毛絨玩具，粉絲們可以花 30 美元帶回家。