Overview
- In a Feb. 2 filing, Martin Shkreli named RZA (Robert Diggs) and producer Cilvaringz (Tarik Azzougarh) and accused them of improperly reselling rights to Once Upon a Time in Shaolin.
- Shkreli claims his 2015 purchase split physical artifacts from copyrights, granting him 50% immediately with the remaining 50% to transfer in 2103.
- Prosecutors sold the album to PleasrDAO in 2021 for about $4 million, and the collective later paid $750,000 for additional rights, according to the coverage.
- PleasrDAO sued Shkreli in June 2024 alleging he kept or copied the work after forfeiture, and a judge recently allowed the case to advance on a trade‑secret theory.
- PleasrDAO’s lawyer called the counterclaims a distraction and predicted dismissal, while Shkreli also seeks a ruling that the album does not qualify as a trade secret.