A website that played an instrumental role in the launch of Bitcoin has been ordered to take down the whitepaper for the cryptocurrency. But Craig Wri

Bitcoin.org Ordered to Take Down Bitcoin Whitepaper Because of 'Copyright Infringement'

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2021-06-30 15:30:08

A website that played an instrumental role in the launch of Bitcoin has been ordered to take down the whitepaper for the cryptocurrency.

But Craig Wright, an Australian entrepreneur who claims that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, has been accusing the site of copyright infringement for hosting a copy of “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” that was available in the U.K.

Wright won the case in London’s High Court because “Cøbra” — the pseudonymous person who now owns Bitcoin.org — opted not to mount a defense to protect their anonymity.

As well as taking down the whitepaper, they have been told to pay $48,000 to cover Wright’s legal costs and display a notice concerning the judge’s order for six months.

They added: “I don't think you could get a better advertisement of *why* Bitcoin is necessary than what happened today.”

Cøbra also offered to make a Bitcoin payment to the address associated with Block 9 of Bitcoin’s blockchain, which was mined by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009.