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Authored by: hardmath on Thursday, May 31 2012 @ 08:22 PM EDT |
Judge Alsup's Summary of Ruling is everything I hoped for.
Yes, he's addressing the question of the core Java APIs' copyrightability, not
some abstract subject matter. But the reasoning is framed in general yet easily
understood terms.
Conclusion: So long as the implementing code is not copied, anyone is free to
implement the core Java APIs in their own way, and to use the same
package/class/method names in the same arrangement as a method of operation.
Boom! (Sound of Ellison's dreams for beellion dollar payday going bye-bye.)
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Authored by: jonathon on Thursday, May 31 2012 @ 11:32 PM EDT |
The European ruling would be cited, if Oracle was to appeal to the Ninth
Circuit.
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