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A Manchester United Football Club official NFT collection has been accused of copying work of a popular NFT artist known for his animated monsters.
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One Twitter user criticized Manchester United's "The Devils" collection for its similarities to the work of DesLucrece.
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DesLucrece is the pseudonymous NFT artist best known for the Des Monsters Collection,
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Which currently has a floor of 17.5ETH (or $20,825) on OpenSea.
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Comparing the characters side-by-side, you can see that they have almost identical color schemes, eyes, and horns.
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The user wrote, "We need answers." This is complete garbage. Both collections were created on the Tezos Blockchain.
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Manchester United partnered first with the Tezos Foundation early this year.
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"The Devils," a collection of 7,777 NFTs, was released on Dec. 21.
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Since then, the 7,777 NFTs (each one priced at $36) have all been sold.
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DesLucrece stated on Twitter that he was in talks with Breitman about a solution and is awaiting comments from Manchester United.
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He wrote, "I believe the resolution here should benefit everyone involved," noting that he wanted art and artists to be protected on the Tezos platform.