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Judge's "Strange" understanding of API's = knowing JURY would not understand the copyright law.
Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, April 22 2012 @ 01:38 PM EDT
GOod point(s).

Judge in USL vs BSDI, ruled that headers, etc, not really
protect-able (meaning not copyright-able either).

So, same would apply here. But, at the very least, anything
under the GPL (at least GPLv2, and better if GPLv3) is a very
good thing.

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Changing API to just interfaces, does make sense.
Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, April 22 2012 @ 01:42 PM EDT
Per your comment, I agree, "Interfaces" - is what they are.

API's make them sound different, maybe its' the 3 letters
(kinda rings in the ears like IBM, ATT, etc, those threes and
how humans react to threes).

Interfaces, I like it.

Simple, just like they are.

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Important Clarification...
Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, April 23 2012 @ 09:48 AM EDT
Its not the judge's 'understanding' that is 'strange'.

Its Oracle's arguments that are 'strange'.

Every time the judge asks them 'what is copyrighted?', the answer changes.

This is becoming so reminiscent of NewSCO, its scary.

Not a Lawyer
JG

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