Author: Peter Todd 2013-05-06 21:29:59
Published on: 2013-05-06T21:29:59+00:00
In an email thread discussing the benefits of public disclosure in Bitcoin, Jeremy Spilman points out a post by Stephan from September 2012 on payer-encoded metadata. Peter Todd responds that widespread disclosure is a good thing, as it can help ward off potential patent threats in the future. He suggests archiving key documentation like the development section of the forum, email list archives, and IRC logs on archive.org, despite some issues with people's ability to edit posts after the fact. Todd emphasizes that Bitcoin is a brand new technology, and new fields tend to attract people trying to patent them, making public disclosure all the more important. He signs off with his PGP signature.
Updated on: 2023-06-06T15:34:15.512268+00:00