So the whole memecoin copyright situation just got way more interesting. Own The Doge DAO officially secured the rights to use Neiro's image, and now they're basically the IP gatekeeper for the dog that inspired one of crypto's biggest memes. Kabosu passed last year, and when Atsuko adopted Neiro, suddenly dozens of tokens with that name popped up trying to capitalize on it. Now the DAO is asking the community to vote on which NEIRO token actually deserves to be the 'real' one. This raises a huge question: is doge copyrighted, and more importantly, who actually owns memecoin IP? The owner of Kabosu was pretty clear early on that she only endorses the DAO's DOG token because they hold the original doge photo rights. Everything else? She called them scams. But here's where it gets messy. Multiple NEIRO tokens are already trading with massive market caps, and each team is arguing they're the legitimate one. One team claims they were first on-chain, another says they've been protecting Kabosu's legacy better. Meanwhile, we've seen what happens when IP holders get serious about enforcement—the Peanut the Squirrel situation escalated to cease-and-desist letters against major exchanges for listing PNUT without permission. The owner had been using that brand since 2017 for animal welfare work. Could NEIRO tokens face the same legal pressure? Probably. The whole memecoin space is shifting toward IP-backed tokens now, and the Wild West days of launching anything without worrying about copyrights and trademarks are ending. The DAO's community vote will be interesting to watch, but the real question is whether any of these tokens can survive once the actual IP holder decides to enforce her rights. This is definitely worth monitoring if you're holding any of these positions.