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| Authored by: darrellb on Wednesday, April 25 2012 @ 05:29 PM EDT |
I could see the copyright claims being dismissed for failure to state a claim.
Oracle registered a collection and never alleged infringement of the
collection.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, April 25 2012 @ 05:31 PM EDT |
I thought the same thing about Google waiting to drop the hammer. Their own
words to the Judge seem to back this up.
Judge: So the first time that this came into your mind was this Monday?
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| Authored by: jvillain on Wednesday, April 25 2012 @ 06:19 PM EDT |
I don't know for sure but I highly doubt BSF did the copyright registration.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, April 25 2012 @ 06:32 PM EDT |
When they cut down to a subset claim, they must have realised that their
registration documents only reference the compilation.
If they are found to have deliberately mislead the court on the status of their
copyrights under oath and evidence rules, is there any legal comeback?
It seems like maybe there should be.
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| Authored by: MDT on Wednesday, April 25 2012 @ 06:47 PM EDT |
Just realized, with Java being based heavily off C and C++, they probably
couldn't have copyrighted ANY of their 37 APIs.
A lot of them are based off C and C++ functions. Even to where they reside
(Math.H vs Java.Lang.Math).
That's what I never understood about Oracle's argument, even if they succeed,
they're just opening themselves up for lawsuits since Java is a derivative
language itself.
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| Authored by: Gringo_ on Wednesday, April 25 2012 @ 08:48 PM EDT |
(a) The subject matter of copyright as
specified by section 102
includes compilations and
derivative works, but protection for a work employing
preexisting material in which copyright subsists does not
extend to any part
of the work in which such material has
been used unlawfully.
(b) The
copyright in a compilation or derivative work
extends only to the material
contributed by the author of
such work, as distinguished from the preexisting
material
employed in the work, and does not imply any exclusive right
in the
preexisting material. The copyright in such work is
independent of, and does
not affect or enlarge the scope,
duration, ownership, or subsistence of, any
copyright
protection in the preexisting material.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, April 26 2012 @ 12:54 AM EDT |
| Always wear a dress that's longer than your slip. [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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