Craig Wright wanted to exclude details about the recent litigation against Kleiman. The COPA organization claims that Craig Wright is not the author of the Bitcoin White Paper.
The High Court of England and Wales denied a motion to exclude evidence used with the sole intention of establishing that the Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is the sole author of the Bitcoin White Paper, known as Satoshi Nakamoto.
This hearing is the first one that began in April at the request of COPA, a non-profit organization created by Square, to remove legal barriers that impede the development of cryptocurrencies.
The organization sued Wright before the British Supreme Court and requested a declaration that the defendant is not the original author, nor is the copyright owner of the Bitcoin White Paper.
The document highlights that the defense of Craig Wright asked the judge in the case, Paul Matthews, to exclude from the trial any reference to the litigation against Kleiman, which took effect in a US court, and which had a recent resolution partially favorable for the Australian.
According to the defendant, the allegations presented in that trial are not vital to this case. These allegations must get crossed out since they will cause damage and an undue burden on the defendant.
However, Matthews, the Superior Judge expressed that these references must necessarily get debited to prove the defendant’s claim that he is Satoshi Nakamoto.
According to a Bitcoin Magazine investigation, in the Kleiman trial, two intermediate judges found out in Craig Wright a pattern filled with obstructive behavior.
These patterns included submitting incomplete or misleading allegations, submitting a false statement, knowingly producing a fraudulent trust document, and giving testimony at the evidentiary hearing.
Wright Won First Lawsuit over Bitcoin White Paper Last June
The British High Court decided in favor of Craig Wright in a trial that involved the Bitcoin White Paper. In this case, Wright acted as a plaintiff, intending to encourage the removal of the cryptocurrency whitepaper from the bitcoin.org website.
However, the ruling benefited Craig Wright on a technicality. As reported by various media outlets, the website administrator, known as Cøbra, refused to identify himself, an essential requirement to present an oral statement. Thus, the entity declared the “defiance” of the accused and ruled in favor of the self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto.
Wright’s attorney, Simon Cohen, of the Enter firm, representing the plaintiffs in the case, sees the legislation’s ruling as an advance in Dr. Wright’s quest to gain a judicial vindication of his rights to the author in his White Paper.
On Twitter, where the COPA organization revealed the result of the first hearing in the current case, Wright’s lawyer, Calvin Ayre, responded that Judge Matthews’ decision does not represent a victory for the plaintiffs. Nevertheless, Ayre did not substantiate his claim.
By: Jenson Nuñez
