Craig Wright ultimatum: Take ‘my’ Bitcoin whitepaper down or face lawsuit
Legal threats by self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto, Craig Wright, have caused one site to remove what he claims is “his” Bitcoin whitepaper. But others are refusing to give up so easily. Craig Wright, the Australian computer scientist who claims to be Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, has threatened legal action against the owners of two Bitcoin (BTC) websites whom he accused of stealing his whitepaper and other intellectual property.As announced on Jan. 21, Bitcoin.org along with another website, Bitcoincore.org, had received allegations of copyright infringement from Craig Wright’s....
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Craig Wright has won a copyright lawsuit over the Bitcoin Whitepaper following the defendant’s refusal, Bitcoin.org operator “Cøbra,” to affect a defense. The self-proclaimed BTC owner and BSV advocate plaintiff have since launched a legal campaign against bitcoin.org. Craig Wright’s disgruntlement lays claims to copyright violation on the part of the informational website for publishing […]
At the end of January 2021, Craig Wright filed a cease and desist against Square, Inc. claiming to be the author and have the copyrights of Bitcoin’s Whitepaper. Wright demanded the document be removed from the payment company and other websites, including Bitcoin.org. Square is a member of the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA). Therefore, […]
Per a post from Ontier, the self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin Craig Wright filed a lawsuit against leading crypto exchanges Coinbase and Kraken. Ontier is a legal firm that represents Wright, Wright International Investments Limited (WII), and Wright International Investments UK Limited (WIIUK). Related Reading | Why Self Proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto Craig Wright Must Pay $100M In […]
The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), a bitcoin industry working group focused on patent laws, has filed a civil lawsuit in the UK against Craig Wright. For many years now Wright has insisted he is Satoshi Nakamoto, but has yet to prove so to the greater crypto community. COPA is looking to get the UK High Court to rule that Wright is not the rightful owner of the Bitcoin white paper. COPA Files a Case Against Craig Wright Just recently, Bitcoin.com News reported on Craig Wright’s attempt to get websites to remove the Bitcoin white paper over copyright infringement. The attempt....
The dispute over the legal ownership of the Bitcoin whitepaper could make it all the way to the courts as one website owner refuses to back down from Craig Wright's legal threats. The unfolding drama surrounding the ownership of the Bitcoin (BTC) whitepaper could very well make its way to the courts, after both sides embroiled in the dispute told Cointelegraph they’re ready to “go all the way."On Jan. 21, the owners of two Bitcoin websites were threatened with legal action by lawyers representing Craig Wright, the man who claims to be Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto. Wright claims to be....