This week we considered various tests for property and examined when software is property. Software is a form of property as copyright and data entries in software might themselves be copyright but the question is who is the owner: the user who makes entries or the...
After considering in software in the AutoCAD case we will turn back to considering a copyright in cryptocurrency and whether there is a potential to eke out a form of property based on copyright law. Please see below link to case materials which is assumed...
We will continue our consideration of whether Bitcoin and crypto is property by examining the nature of copyright in software. The private key, generated by BitcoinCore software at the behest of the user, appears to be a literary work created by the user. The software...
Re Blockchain Tech held that in Australia a person’s interest in Bitcoin is property. Although the case concerns BTC, the most important thing is the reasoning of how an piece of software which has no legal, equitable or legislative rights, obligations or...
Re EM McPherson Settlement was an application to vary the terms of a family trust, seeking approval of the Court on behalf of beneficiaries who were unable to consent. The application concerned: Extension of vesting date and introduction of statutory perpetuity period...
We are continuing on with our exploration of whether cryptocurrency is gambling. The simple answer can be determined by asking any 19 year old with a phone what they intend to achieve from purchasing cryptocurrency; they treat it like gambling. Of course...
