Path: csiph.com!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Uniqua Lykerd Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Google-Oracle-Google-Oracle Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 16:55:22 -0400 (EDT) Organization: nntp.aioe.org Lines: 34 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: INaSESSrx/gbRt3KGsUg8w.user.gioia.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org X-Newsreader: PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free:1.65 X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.3 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:38220 Arne Vajhøj Wrote in message: > On 3/29/2018 9:26 PM, Uniqua Lykerd wrote: >> Arne Vajhøj Wrote in message: >>> In case someone has not seen it: >>> >>> http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/27/news/companies/google-oracle-case/index.html >> >> Still can't see it: requires javascript. > > It is the case where Oracle is suing Google for copyright infringement > because Android us using the Java API. > > 2010 - Oracle sued > 2012 - District Court says that API's are not copyrightable > 2014 - Appeals Court says that API's are copyrightable > 2016 - District Court says that it was fair use > 2018 - Appeals Court says that it was not fair use > > And now we are waiting to see whether the fair use question > goes to the Supreme Court or whether the case goes back to > District Court to determine damages. > > Arne > > > > Thank you! -- ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/