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23 April 2021CopyrightRory O'Neill

UK High Court to hear copyright suit over Bitcoin white paper

An Australian computer scientist who claims to be the creator of Bitcoin has been allowed to pursue the anonymous operator of bitcoin.org for copyright infringement.

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