Nick Johnson, lead developer of Ethereum Name Service, posted unflattering information about Unstoppable Domains on X lately. He mainly denounces problems linked to intellectual property rights which the latter did not respect. Details !
Nick Johnson of Ethereum Name Service (ENS) steps up to the plate
Unstoppable Domains and ENS know how to join forces when necessary. In July, for example, the two established a partnership to allow Unstoppable touse .eth domains from Ethereum Name Service on its platform. Its users have been granted an enhanced experience on occasion.
“ The lead developer of ENS accused Unstoppable Domains of steal ENS’s open source development results with ‘Resolving Blockchain Domain Names’ patent asked in January of this year. UD committed its patents to the Web3 domain name consortium and invited ENS to join. »
According to BlockWorks, Nick Johnson took to his X account (formerly Twitter) to express his discontent with Unstoppable Domain. Indeed, this Californian company specializing in Web3 domain names would have failed in its duty to legal support behind his Web3 Domain Alliance groupcastigates the main developer of ENS.
Additionally, Unstoppable reportedly patented an innovation from Ethereum Name Service called “Resolving Blockchain Domains”. In the eyes of Nick Johnson, this originates from innovations at the ENS and does not contain any element justifying its authenticity.
Johnson, who did not fail to cite the existence of previous negotiations, ultimately chose Elon Musk’s anti-bank platform to win his case. Here is the start of his Twitter threat posted on November 16.
“ An open letter RE: Blockchain domain name patents
Since its founding in 2017, ENS has been a consistent and outspoken advocate for open source, open standards, and the importance of governing the global namespace as a public good. »
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