- In February, the court rejected Wright’s claim that he should be able to block bitcoin.
- The next hearing is scheduled for January 2024.
Self-proclaimed bitcoin creator Craig Wright will be able to argue that he can claim copyright over the bitcoin code, CoinDesk reports.
On Feb. 8, 2023, Wright lost a copyright lawsuit in court. The judge then ruled that the bitcoin file format itself did not fall under the definition of intellectual property.
He later appealed the court’s decision, and it was accepted. Attorneys for the self-proclaimed creator of the first cryptocurrency said they were pleased with the outcome of the review. They added that it would allow Wright to advance his position.
The Legal Defense Fund said in a statement that the ruling means the judges agreed only that Wright will be allowed to argue that the bitcoin file format is sufficiently well-defined to receive copyright protection under U.K. law.
The ruling does not address whether those rights belong to him, the statement said.
The trial, scheduled for January 2024, will decide whether Craig Wright is indeed the creator of the. And only if he proves it will copyright protection be considered.
Nakamoto’s identity still remains unknown. He disappeared in 2011, outsourcing his work on bitcoin to the community. That was one of the last messages from the developer, sent in correspondence to Mike Girn.
Another message from the developer was sent to Mike Girn.