Is the bitcoin file format copyrighted?

While certain file formats can be protected by copyright, the bitcoin file format lacks the "content" required for Wright to claim and enforce intellectual property rights, High Court Judge James Mellor ruled Tuesday.

Can Craig Wright claim copyright on Bitcoin Cash?

UnknowingFool writes: UK Judge James Mellor has thrown out Craig Wright's cases against Bitcoin derivatives like Bitcoin Cash as Wright cannot claim copyright on the Bitcoin file format. Wright had sued forks of Bitcoin claiming they breached his copyrights to prevent them from operating.

What is criminal copyright infringement?

However, every now and then, someone plunders the copyright coffers so egregiously that it amounts to piracy or more generally, criminal copyright infringement. One might think that investigations into criminal copyright infringement occur when the potential monetary damages are high.

How do you prove a copyright infringement?

To establish criminal liability, the prosecutor must first show the basic elements of copyright infringement: ownership of a valid copyright, and the violation of one or more of the copyright holder's exclusive rights. The government must then establish that defendant willfully infringed or, in other words, possessed the necessary mens rea.