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Can someone tell me why a court has to determine if someone is Satoshi? It may be obvious I am just not versed in the case.

bondarchuk 3y ago
He keeps suing people for defamation that say he's not Satoshi. Just another case of a guy who needs attention but can't get it in a more positive way.
ketralnis 3y ago
I haven't read this case but much of the time that courts are deciding weird looking statements like "this person didn't cheat at this video game" or "Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto" it's in defamation cases. I say "coding123 is a big poopy head" so you sue me saying that I defamed you. In most countries truth is a defence for defamation, so if I can prove that you are in fact a big poopy head then I can defend myself from the suit. That means that a court has to determine the truth of a statement that doesn't seem like a thing that courts should be worrying about
nullc 3y ago
This was a joint trial for a preliminary issue in two cases. In one case Wright brought a claim seeking "hundreds of billions of pounds" in damages against volunteer open source contributors to Bitcoin (including myself) on the basis that their use and distribution of Bitcoin violate his database rights in the Bitcoin blockchain, Copyright in the Bitcoin whitepaper, and copyright in the bitcoin file format. In the other case The Crypto Open Patent alliance (COPA) sought a declaratory judgement on behalf of its members (mostly cryptocurrency exchanges and payment processors) who had been threatened with litigation by Wright for distributing the Bitcoin whitepaper. COPA's request for declaratory judgement was subsequent to Wright bringing a similar claim against the operator of Bitcoin.org (the original Bitcoin website) and securing a default judgement against them because by policy the UK will not allow an anonymous party to present a defense, resulting in an order against Bitcoin.org to prohibit it from distributing the bitcoin whitepaper in the UK. Wright had also previously brought defamation claims against a number of private individuals for simply saying Wright isn't Satoshi, so the legal threats that motivated and justified COPA's declaratory relief weren't fanciful, but both serious and chilling. So essentially, the courts needed to tackle the issue because Wright has engaged in litigation (and threats of litigation) premised on his claim of being Satoshi. Wright has other vexatious litigation outstanding which won't be automatically resolved due to this case, sadly, including another case against most of the same open source contributors where he is claiming billions in damages due to us not introducing a backdoor into bitcoin to "recover" billions of dollars worth of coins which he claims to have lost the keys to.

bondarchuk 3y ago

He keeps suing people for defamation that say he's not Satoshi. Just another case of a guy who needs attention but can't get it in a more positive way.

ketralnis 3y ago

I haven't read this case but much of the time that courts are deciding weird looking statements like "this person didn't cheat at this video game" or "Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto" it's in defamation cases. I say "coding123 is a big poopy head" so you sue me saying that I defamed you. In most countries truth is a defence for defamation, so if I can prove that you are in fact a big poopy head then I can defend myself from the suit. That means that a court has to determine the truth of a statement that doesn't seem like a thing that courts should be worrying about

nullc 3y ago

This was a joint trial for a preliminary issue in two cases. In one case Wright brought a claim seeking "hundreds of billions of pounds" in damages against volunteer open source contributors to Bitcoin (including myself) on the basis that their use and distribution of Bitcoin violate his database rights in the Bitcoin blockchain, Copyright in the Bitcoin whitepaper, and copyright in the bitcoin file format. In the other case The Crypto Open Patent alliance (COPA) sought a declaratory judgement on behalf of its members (mostly cryptocurrency exchanges and payment processors) who had been threatened with litigation by Wright for distributing the Bitcoin whitepaper. COPA's request for declaratory judgement was subsequent to Wright bringing a similar claim against the operator of Bitcoin.org (the original Bitcoin website) and securing a default judgement against them because by policy the UK will not allow an anonymous party to present a defense, resulting in an order against Bitcoin.org to prohibit it from distributing the bitcoin whitepaper in the UK. Wright had also previously brought defamation claims against a number of private individuals for simply saying Wright isn't Satoshi, so the legal threats that motivated and justified COPA's declaratory relief weren't fanciful, but both serious and chilling. So essentially, the courts needed to tackle the issue because Wright has engaged in litigation (and threats of litigation) premised on his claim of being Satoshi. Wright has other vexatious litigation outstanding which won't be automatically resolved due to this case, sadly, including another case against most of the same open source contributors where he is claiming billions in damages due to us not introducing a backdoor into bitcoin to "recover" billions of dollars worth of coins which he claims to have lost the keys to.