The Pomp Podcast

#1210 Jess Jonas On Bitcoin Under Attack In UK Court

Jun 14, 2023

36:34

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Impact of Court Decisions on Open Source Software

4min

The Importance of Decentralization in Bitcoin

2min

The Court's Argument for Open Source Developers' Fiduciary Duty

4min

The Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund

3min

The MIT License and the Battleground of Open Source Development

3min

Craig Wright's Fall Back Claim That He's Satoshi Nakamoto

6min

The Benefits of Open Source Software

3min

How to Get the Judges to Understand What You're Talking About

3min

10.

Bitcoin Core Developers Sitting Up on the Stand

2min

11.

The Disadvantages of the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund

2min

12.

How to Help Protect Open Source Developers

3min

Jess Jonas is the chief legal officer at the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund. She is also the point person organizing the defense of 13 bitcoin developers across two court cases in the United Kingdom. In this conversation, she breaks down what is going on in those court cases, why this is so important for bitcoin development & open source software, and then she describes how you can get involved to support their work. BLDF Website: https://bitcoindefense.org

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