- Craig Wright, who claims to be the creator of Bitcoin, is going to appeal in court for copyright claims.
- Wright’s initial request to obtain copyright over the Bitcoin Whitepaper and source code was rejected by a UK court.
- However, Wright has been granted the opportunity to appeal the decision.
Craig Wright, who identifies himself as the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, has been granted the right to appeal in a United Kingdom court. His initial application to claim the copyright over the Bitcoin Whitepaper and source code was based on an interesting request. A court panel of three British judges had previously rejected this initial request, but Wright was given the chance to appeal. Additionally, Wright, who is known as a fake Satoshi, has also claimed intellectual property rights over Bitcoin Cash (BCH).
The Legal Battle Over Bitcoin’s Creator
In 2016, Craig Wright, who has been claiming to be the creator of Bitcoin, filed a lawsuit against 13 Bitcoin Core developers, as well as companies such as Blockstream, Coinbase, and Block. The lawsuit alleged that there was a violation of copyright regarding Bitcoin’s technical review, file format, and blockchain database rights. Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund (BLDF), representing the companies and developers, argued that Wright has not provided any evidence to support his claim of being Satoshi Nakamoto:
Wright has been claiming to be Satoshi since at least 2016, but he has not presented any evidence to support this claim. In order for the courts to make a decision on the three main claims mentioned in the case, he will have to prove that he is Satoshi Nakamoto.
It is important to note that Bitcoin’s open-source code is already freely shared and publicly available under the Massachusetts Institute of Technology license.
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Summary: Craig Wright, who asserts himself as the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, has been granted the right to appeal in a UK court for his copyright claims. His initial request to claim the rights over the Bitcoin Whitepaper and source code was rejected, but he now has the opportunity to appeal. Wright has also claimed intellectual property rights over Bitcoin Cash (BCH). The legal battle continues as Wright faces opposition from Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund (BLDF) and the need to provide evidence to support his claim.
