Woody Allen has been oft quoted as saying that “80% of success is showing up.” Well, 100% of failure is NOT showing up.
Rapper Kanye West was just awarded a default judgment against the operators of a digital currency exchange called “Coinye West.” Mr. West had filed a trademark infringement claim against the operators of Coinye West, but when the defendants failed to show up in court, the judge issued a default judgment in favor of Mr. West and issued a permanent injunction against use of the term “Coinye West.” We can only wonder what the verdict might have been had they shown up in court.