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The artist Mason Rothschild and his attorneys squared off again Wednesday with attorneys for Hermès about his alleged trademark infringement in federal court in Latest York. Hermès first sued him in January 2022, after his release of 100 “MetaBirkins” NFTs, digital images of imaginary fur-covered handbags within the variety of the luxuy house’s prized Birkin handbag. Rothschild and his legal team have argued that his artistic expression is protected by the First Amendment. Rothschild and his team have contended that the MetaBirkins are two-dimensional works and are usually not three-dimensional handbags that might be utilized in the metaverse or in real life. They may, nevertheless, be held on a wall like a painting within the digital world. During his cross examination Wednesday,...