Java APIs Aren’t Copyrightable–Oracle v. Google (Guest Blog Post)
4 06 2012By Tyler Ochoa (see some of Tyler’s other posts) with comments from Eric
Oracle America, Inc. v. Google, Inc., 3:10-cv-03561-WHA (N.D. Cal. May 31, 2012).
On Thursday, Judge William Alsup concluded the district court phase of the Oracle v. Google Java-Android trial by holding that the structure, sequence, and organization of the 37 APIs copied by Google is not protected by copyright.
Other reactions to the ruling:
* SCU’s incoming new law professor Brian Love was quoted in the San Jose Mercury News as saying: “This is now effectively a total loss for Oracle, across the board…It’s absolutely the best possible case for Google.”
* EFF: No Copyrights on APIs: Judge Defends Interoperability and Innovation
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