Craig Wright, the man who allegedly created bitcoin, accused Apple of violating copyright laws by integrating the Bitcoin White Paper into macOS.
The discovery was made recently and caught the attention of the cryptocurrency community, but it also raised the question of whether or not Apple was infringing on copyright.
The Bitcoin whitepaper, a nine-page document summarizing the project, was found hidden in Apple’s operating system. According to information, the file can be found in all versions of macOS, from Mojave (10.14.0) to the latest Ventura (13.3).
When asked if Apple could “infringe copyright” by storing the file, the Australian computer scientist replied with a simple “Yes”. Some Bitcoin enthusiasts even encouraged Wright to take legal action against the tech giant.
Yes
– dr. Craig S. Wright (@Dr_CSWright) April 6, 2023
The computer scientist claims that Apple is infringing his alleged copyright on the Bitcoin whitepaper, and while it’s unclear if he will take legal action against Apple, Wright has a history of suing Bitcoin.
Bitcoin maker?
Craig Wright claims to be the creator of Bitcoin and has filed a series of lawsuits over his intellectual right to the blockchain network. In 2021, Wright won a default judgment against Bitcoin.org, but a UK judge recently ruled against his claims about Bitcoin’s file format.
However, that hasn’t stopped Wright’s controversial crackdown on developers of bitcoin and its underlying technology, as evidenced by his lawsuits against Coinbase, Kraken, and cryptocurrency developers.
Wright is known for claiming that he is the real Satoshi Nakamoto, although his claim is widely disputed. Still, Wright claims his intellectual property over Bitcoin and its blockchain technologies.
The integration of the Bitcoin White Paper into Apple’s macOS has been an exciting development for the community. However, Craig Wright’s accusation against Apple could turn into another lawsuit.
Despite this, the Bitcoin launch document was published in the public domain, a very specific legal stipulation, and normally the author of a work must explicitly dedicate the work to the public domain, otherwise the author retains certain rights to it by default.
That said, to claim rights to the document you must have been the creator of that work, and Craig Wright has never proven that he contributed to the creation of the Bitcoin White Paper.
Any lawsuit he brings to claim rights to it must be dismissed with prejudice unless he can prove—convincing, not fabricated evidence—that he made a significant contribution to its creation.
Wright claims to be Nakamoto, but he was caught faking evidence to make it look like he was. He has been trying to sue people for not believing he is Satoshi and gets very angry on Twitter if you call him a faketoshi.
He sued and lost several lawsuits, refused to prove himself Satoshi in another lawsuit, and attempted to claim copyright to the Bitcoin whitepaper by filing fraudulent documents with the courts and government.
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Barry Siefert is an accomplished journalist and author at The Nation View. He is known for his expertise in the field of cryptocurrency, and has written extensively on the topic. With a background in finance and economics, Barry has a deep understanding of the underlying technology and market forces that drive the crypto industry.
