Pharma Bro’s $4M Wu-Tang Copycat Drama Hits Court
Martin Shkreli, aka America’s Most Hateable Man and ex-pharma villain, just can’t let go of his $4 million Wu-Tang Clan album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. After losing it in a government auction to crypto art collective PleasrDAO, Shkreli admitted in live streams to copying the ultra-exclusive album and even taunted one DAO member with 'LOL i have the mp3s you moron.' US District Judge Pamela Chen ruled that Shkreli’s album duplications count as 'misappropriation of trade secrets'—because nothing screams trade secret like a rap album. PleasrDAO forced him to hand over all copies in August, but the lawsuit lumbers on like Shkreli’s bad decisions.
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Only Martin Shkreli could turn a $4 million Wu-Tang album into a courtcase about mp3 taunts and trade secrets. Spoiler: it’s still less embarrassing than his pharma scandals.
Shkreli thought copying the world's rarest Wu-Tang album was just 'sharing the wealth.' Turns out, lawyers don’t appreciate mixtapes in federal court.
Nothing says 'I learned from prison' like livestreaming your own album piracy while calling people morons. Shkreli’s hustle: prison lessons, zero.
Source: Theverge | Published: 9/27/2025 | Author: Terrence O’Brien
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