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As the identity of "Satoshi Nakamoto" is extremely unclear, the only way that the real satoshi could identify themselves now is by moving a bitcoin out of one o

As the identity of "Satoshi Nakamoto" is extremely unclear, the only way that the real satoshi could identify themselves now is by moving a bitcoin out of one of the very early wallets, which nobody has been able to do. The australian guy named Craig Wright claiming to be Satoshi was clearly a fraud. How would a person showing up claiming to be Satoshi enforce copyright on this if they can't prove they're the original author?

gst 4y ago
"Faketoshi" already tried that in the past and was successful in the UK due to a default judgement: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/06/29/uk-court-orders-bitcoinorg-to-remove-white-paper-following-craig-wright-lawsuit/ https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/06/29/uk-court-orders-...
- trompetenaccoun 4y ago
  That was sad to see. The justice system is broken, with enough money you can make a mockery of it. The guy has filed so many lawsuits and sometimes they do go to trial. He's sued Bitcoin devs to change BTC Core code to unlock "his" lost Bitcoins that he says he doesn't have the keys to anymore. This was not admitted in the past but then his lawyers found a gullible British judge and they actually heard the case - although he ultimately lost. He's also tried to sue Coinbase and Kraken for violating his supposed IP. Then he sued Peter McCormack for calling him a liar and "a moron". Although the court noted there's no evidence that he is Satoshi, the court still awared him £1 for his tarnished reputation. He's fabricated a story and lies to the entire world, then sues anyone who calls him out.
3np 4y ago
A signed message would be enough, no need to love coins. (Whatever past "proof" signatures from faketoshis have been verifiable false) Anyway as it's already released under MIT license, this is moot.

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As the identity of "Satoshi Nakamoto" is extremely unclear, the only way that the real satoshi could identify themselves now is by moving a bitcoin out of one o

by walrus01 4y ago

gst 4y ago
"Faketoshi" already tried that in the past and was successful in the UK due to a default judgement: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/06/29/uk-court-orders-bitcoinorg-to-remove-white-paper-following-craig-wright-lawsuit/ https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/06/29/uk-court-orders-...
- trompetenaccoun 4y ago
  That was sad to see. The justice system is broken, with enough money you can make a mockery of it. The guy has filed so many lawsuits and sometimes they do go to trial. He's sued Bitcoin devs to change BTC Core code to unlock "his" lost Bitcoins that he says he doesn't have the keys to anymore. This was not admitted in the past but then his lawyers found a gullible British judge and they actually heard the case - although he ultimately lost. He's also tried to sue Coinbase and Kraken for violating his supposed IP. Then he sued Peter McCormack for calling him a liar and "a moron". Although the court noted there's no evidence that he is Satoshi, the court still awared him £1 for his tarnished reputation. He's fabricated a story and lies to the entire world, then sues anyone who calls him out.
3np 4y ago
A signed message would be enough, no need to love coins. (Whatever past "proof" signatures from faketoshis have been verifiable false) Anyway as it's already released under MIT license, this is moot.