Korean court dismisses Upbit operator Dunamu's API plagiarism lawsuit against Bithumb, orders it to bear all litigation costs
Original headline韩国法院驳回 Upbit 运营商 Dunamu 对 Bithumb 提起的 API 抄袭诉讼，判令其承担全部诉讼费用
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A South Korean court dismissed Dunamu's API documentation copyright lawsuit against rival exchange Bithumb, ordering the Upbit operator to bear all litigation costs. Dunamu had sought 200 million Korean won in damages, alleging Bithumb copied its API documentation, but the Seoul Central District Court's 63rd civil division rejected all claims. The ruling removes a legal overhang between the country's two largest crypto exchanges and sets a precedent for how API materials are treated under Korean copyright law. Watch for whether Dunamu appeals and for any signal on how exchanges document and license public interfaces going forward.
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