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Using Oracle's Theory, IBM Can Recapture SQL
Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, May 05 2012 @ 11:48 PM EDT
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No they didn't
Authored by: celtic_hackr on Sunday, May 06 2012 @ 11:38 AM EDT
IBM never transferred the copyright to anyone. They may have made it freely
available to anyone to use, but they retain the copyright. Using Oracle's own
theory. They owe not only IBM but MIT (the creator of RDMS), for their
unlicensed use of SQL and RDMS. The whole foundation of their business is based
on stealing and using the unlicensed work of others.

They should have been more careful building a house of glass and cards. A strong
wind may come by and blow them down. I wonder how much IBM and MIT would be
willing to sell the copyrights for? Maybe Google would like to buy them? I'm
sure they have enough money. I'll bet they'd be able to recoup the cost by suing
Oracle for trillions. Well that is if the judge gets the decision wrong here.
Hopefully he follows Groklaw. And if he's any kind of intelligent judge he has
been.

Come to think of it, I've never seen PJ and the judge at the same time. Odd. ;')

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