As soon as it was discovered that the Bitcoin white paper was integrated into Apple’s macOS operating systems, self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto Satoshi Dr. Craig Wright accused the tech giant of breaching copyright laws.
Indeed, on April 6, Wright turned to Twitter in order to respond to a message which stated that Apple might be infringing upon copyright. The tweet also asked for the computer scientist’s view on the matter after it came to light earlier this week that the Bitcoin white paper is buried deep inside new MacBooks, White simply said, “Yes.”
Some on social media have openly encouraged Wright to sue Apple, despite the fact that doing so would almost certainly fail or be counterproductive given the company’s financial and legal resources.
Bitcoin White Paper hidden inside MacBooks
Notably, Finbold reported on April 6 the first discovery was made by tech writer Andy Baio, who discovered that a copy of the white paper had been covertly hidden in Apple’s macOS since the Mojave version in 2018.
The self-proclaimed Satoshi is well-known for his contentious approach to asserting intellectual property rights over Bitcoin and its underlying technology.
Patent trolling refers to the practice of submitting a large number of patent applications all at once, in this case covering Bitcoin and blockchain technologies. Wright hopes to have legal authority over the further creation and use of the technology in this manner.
In doing so, an individual or company can opt to take legal action against other businesses in order to protect their intellectual property. Because of this, they may ask for expensive licensing and royalty payments and fight expensive legal disputes.
Source: https://finbold.com/self-proclaimed-satoshi-claims-apple-violated-copyright-by-putting-bitcoin-white-paper-on-macbooks/