ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) has filed a lawsuit against Craig Wright for alleged contempt of court, seeking a maximum sentence of two years in prison. COPA proposed in court documents an initial 18-month imprisonment for Wright, with an additional 6-month sentence if he fails to cease his contemptuous litigation behavior in a timely manner.
In March of this year, High Court Judge James Mellor officially ruled that Wright is not the Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto and issued an injunction preventing him from suing over this matter in the UK and other jurisdictions. Mellor warned at the time: 'Once the dust settles, Wright is likely to ramp up his public advocacy again.' However, Wright still filed a lawsuit in October of this year regarding intellectual property related to the Bitcoin system, claiming damages of up to £900 million (approximately $1.1 billion).