An anonymous Bitcoin developer, commonly known as Cøbra, has blocked access to the Bitcoin whitepaper and suspended the Bitcoin Core software from being downloaded to UK users on bitcoin.org, “an information website dedicated to learning about To facilitate and promote Bitcoin “.

The caveat came when the London High Court ruled in bitcoin.org’s whitepaper lawsuit earlier this week in favor of self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright.

We have to obey the law

The Bitcoin whitepaper, published in 2008 under the public license of MIT, is a technical manifesto that outlines the fundamentals for the first functional cryptocurrency based on distributed ledger technology called blockchain and the fundamentals of an electronic peer to peer payment system breaches that with encryption.

The High Court of London banned the developer from distributing this material in any way or form, so Cøbra also decided to stop downloading Bitcoin software.

What the hell???

It seems that not only the whitepaper but also Bitcoin Core is blocked for UK users https://t.co/yfRNo6xu4ihttps://t.co/BbLqb5p6lB

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“It appears that not only the whitepaper but also Bitcoin Core is blocked for British users on bitcoin.org.”

“The whitepaper is in the blockchain and can be accessed via the software. I am not authorized to distribute the whitepaper on bitcoin.org or “in any other way”. We have to obey the law, ”said the anonymous developer.

He added that failure to follow the order would result in the entire UK website being banned and, more seriously, people associated with the company behind bitcoin.org would be jailed for up to 2 years if they did Enter land.

The Twitter discussions continue to revolve around whether anonymous administrators of bitcoin.org need to find someone more “anonymous” to replace hosting for Bitcoin Core?

A Twitter user emphasize:

“Oh yeah, it’s easy to get it elsewhere – that’s the whole point of the whole thing. If the administrator of http://bitcoin.org thinks they can’t host Bitcoin Core, they have to put someone in control. “

Missing judgment

Craig S. Wright, the self-proclaimed “Father of Bitcoin”, has requested the removal of the Bitcoin whitepaper for alleged copyright infringement.

The anonymous developer refused and was sued by the Australian IT businessman. However, since Cøbra chose not to appear in court to protect her identity, a default judgment (the plaintiff automatically won in absentia) was issued in Wright’s favor, forcing the administrator to remain anonymous.

At a time when anonymity is not enough, the high cost of maintaining it continues to claim its worth: priceless.

Minh Anh

According to Cryptoslate

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