US Copyright Office Responds to Craig Wright's Bitcoin Registrations

On May 21, 2019, a press release was sent to a variety of publications that said Craig Wright was granted two U.S. copyrights for the original Bitcoin white paper and version 0.1 of the cryptocurrency's code. Meanwhile, the U.S. Copyright Office specifically addressed the matter in a press release which emphasized the agency "does not investigate the truth of any statement made."

Craig Wright's Copyright Proof Attempt Fails to Sway the Greater Crypto Community

Yesterday the crypto community was up in arms after Craig Wright detailed that he was granted two U.S. copyrights for the Bitcoin white paper and code. The two copyrights can be seen publicly with registration no. TXu 2-136-996 and also no. TX-8-708-058. Of course, most digital asset enthusiasts thought the effort was yet another lackluster attempt from Wright to try and prove he's Satoshi. Many individuals on social media simply laughed at the copyright announcement. Alongside this, a few other crypto community members detailed that the copyrights were meaningless. Coin Center founder Jerry Brito explained that the U.S. Copyright Office does not investigate the validity of claims like these and they simply just register it. "Unfortunately there is no official way to challenge a registration — If there are competing claims, the Office will just register all of them," Brito added.