On 05/07/2012 02:52 PM, Tom Metro wrote: > 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. They also just transitioned into the patent phase. There is a big issue on allowing Jonathan Shwartz to testify.
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