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Copyright in the Bitcoin File Format: a question of content over structure

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Summary In the case of Wright & Ors v BTC Core & Ors [2023] EWHC 222 the High Court was faced with a technical copyright question about whether literary copyright can subsist in the file format used for the Bitcoin System (the “ Bitcoin File Format ”). 3(2) Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the “ Act ”).

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat the past 2 weeks!

The IPKat

COPYRIGHT Katfriend Moritz Sutterer posted on a new competition tool that the German Competition Authority recently tried out against Google in relation to press publishers' neighbouring right. Reminder: last call to vote for your best IP book of 2021 by participating in the poll here !

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

COPYRIGHT Networked and interoperable devices have proliferated over the past two decades, and the advent of cloud services has created a standard for data sharing. The Kluwer Copyright Blog, therefore, explains potential challenges that may arise. The Kluwer Copyright Blog provides an overview of the structure of this national law.