> But Bitcoin Core is an open source project, not a company. It has some of the shape of an unincorporated association, though. There's a lot of caselaw dealin

> But Bitcoin Core is an open source project, not a company. It has some of the shape of an unincorporated association, though. There's a lot of caselaw dealing with disputes arising in those, usually from reluctant courts that were dragged into particularly petty and poisonous disputes. Given the amount of actual money involved, people might start asking courts to settle some of these questions before too long. (But don't ask me to do it, I'm not a lawyer and this isn't legal advice).