Overview
- U.S. District Judge Pamela K. Chen allowed PleasrDAO to pursue trade‑secret misappropriation and property‑recovery claims tied to Wu‑Tang Clan’s one‑of‑a‑kind album.
- The ruling says Martin Shkreli unlawfully retained and distributed copies, enabling PleasrDAO to seek damages, disgorged profits, and the return of any files he still holds.
- The court dismissed other counts, including forfeiture, interference, and unjust enrichment, on legal and copyright‑preemption grounds.
- PleaesrDAO alleges Shkreli kept digital files after forfeiting the album, streamed tracks online, and posted messages suggesting he could upload the mp3s.
- The decision notes that applying trade‑secret law to a unique cultural artifact is uncharted territory as the case heads into discovery and potential remedies.