Tom Metro wrote: > Mostly is seems this is coming down to the issue of whether you can > patent an API - the names of classes, methods, and their arguments.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/05/jury-rules-google-violated-copyright-law-google-moves-for-mistrial.ars ...a San Francisco jury issued a verdict today that the company broke copyright laws when it used Java APIs to design the system. ... But the jury couldn't reach agreement on a second critical issue--whether Google had a valid "fair use" defense when it used the APIs. Google has asked for a mistrial based on the incomplete verdict, and that issue will be briefed later this week. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
