{"id":56898,"date":"2022-01-31T19:26:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T17:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=56898"},"modified":"2025-09-04T08:49:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T05:49:46","slug":"meta-joins-copa-open-patent-alliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/meta-joins-copa-open-patent-alliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta joins COPA Open Patent Alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meta (formerly Facebook) has joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/square-forms-patent-alliance-for-cryptocurrency-firms\"> <\/a>Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA) as a member. The organisation promotes the idea of free and open access to technologies through a shared patent library. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Meta joins COPA&#8217;s board! This is the biggest commitment to patent non-aggression in crypto to date. More coming. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RWAg2XRcJl\">https:\/\/t.co\/RWAg2XRcJl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 COPA (@opencryptoorg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/opencryptoorg\/status\/1488171126693892096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meta has agreed not to assert its core cryptocurrency patents, except to defend against litigation.<\/p>\n<p>Shane O\u2019Reilly, head of Meta\u2019s Licensing and Open Source division, will join COPA\u2019s board.<\/p>\n<p>The alliance <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/square-forms-patent-alliance-for-cryptocurrency-firms\">was founded<\/a> by Jack Dorsey\u2019s Block (<a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/square-to-rename-to-block-as-it-focuses-on-blockchain-projects\">formerly Square<\/a>). Among its members are MicroStrategy, Satoshi Labs, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/coinbase-joins-square-led-cryptocurrency-open-patent-alliance-copa\">Coinbase<\/a>, Kraken, OKCoin, Protocol Labs, BitPay, Stacks, ChainCode Labs, Uniswap and Blockstream. <\/p>\n<p>Executive Director Max Skills told Blockworks in an interview that COPA expects to include other major technology and financial companies in its ranks.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2021 COPA <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/copa-sues-craig-wright-over-bitcoin-white-paper-copyright-claims\">filed a lawsuit<\/a> against the self-proclaimed creator of Bitcoin, Craig Wright, over his claims to authorship of the Bitcoin white paper and his demand to remove the document from open sources.<\/p>\n<p>In December, the alliance <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/uk-court-backs-copa-in-wright-case\">won<\/a> the first hearing in the case.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/jack-dorsey-launches-fund-to-aid-bitcoin-developers-in-legal-battles\">announced<\/a> the creation of a fund to defend Bitcoin developers in legal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog news on Telegram: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/forklogfeed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForkLog Feed<\/a> \u2014 the full news stream, <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForkLog<\/a> \u2014 the most important news, infographics and opinions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta (formerly Facebook) joined the Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA). 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