Genesis Coin Says Bitcoin of America Violated Software Copyright

Feb. 1, 2024, 8:09 PM UTC

Genesis Coin Inc., a bitcoin ATM provider, says a software engineer and the CEO of Bitcoin of America copied software code for features related to the user interface of its ATMs.

Genesis filed its copyright infringement suit against AML Software Inc., Bitcoin of America, Silverlogic LLC, Ryan Pineo, and Sonny Meraban in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Wednesday.

Genesis says that after Meraban and Bitcoin of America licensed its proprietary software and provided customer support services, Meraban and Pineo started offering bitcoin ATMs that were substantially similar and included copies of Genesis’ code.

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