-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 8/13/10 22:38 , François Masurel wrote: > That's what I was asking to myself : what if Google simply > infringed Oracle copyrights by using Java specifications and > namespaces ? Can APIs be copyrighted ?
Of course they can and specs can be licensed independently of an implementation. It's a complex thing and today I've read opposite opinions on many blogs by people who should have a knowledge on the matter. I suppose we'd better to wait some days for a better analysis of the problem. - -- Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici - www.tidalwave.it/people fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkxluJgACgkQeDweFqgUGxd/fgCfX2LSyhtTzLygHUBYGanDE+kY RXIAmwafjkrF5X4+HQPsQGNbZl3A5aA2 =Mboi -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
