Remember When I Sued The SEC? (We lost!*the battle but won the war)

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Art by Jude Buffum

Music by Jonathan Mann

Base dragon
Song a day
Howey test
Stoner cat

Lawsuit timeline

How we got here.

Sep 13, 2023

SEC charges Stoner Cats

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The SEC announces charges against Stoner Cats, putting NFT projects directly in the securities crosshairs.

SEC release
Sep 13, 2023

I compose This Song Is A Security

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I write the song that becomes the seed material for this project and the remix composer.

Watch the song
July 29, 2024

We sue the SEC

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We file the complaint challenging how the SEC is treating NFT projects and artists.

Read complaint
Oct 28, 2024

The SEC files a motion to dismiss

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The SEC asks the court to dismiss the case before it moves further.

Read motion
Dec 9, 2024

We file our opposition

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We respond and argue that the case should continue instead of being dismissed.

Read opposition
Jan 8, 2025

The SEC replies

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The SEC replies to our opposition, completing another round of briefing.

Read reply
May 21, 2025

Oral arguments in court

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The arguments move from the filings into court for oral argument.

View filing
Sep 30, 2025

Our case is dismissed

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The court dismisses the case, closing this chapter of the lawsuit.

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Mar 17, 2026

The SEC releases NFT guidance

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The SEC releases NFT guidance that would not treat Stoner Cats, or almost any similar NFT project, as securities.

Read guidance

About the song

Remix a (not) security.

I composed hundreds of variations across the various instruments and sections of "This Song Is A Security" and every time you mint, you get a new remix along with your PFP.

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