Indeed. This part should be cause for mild concern, though: The jury concluded that Google infringed on 37 copyrighted APIs but it also agreed that Google demonstrated that it was led to believe it did not need a license for using Java.
There still hasn't been a ruling as a matter of law about the copyrightability of API's (in the US anyway), so that sword is still dangling over our heads. -- Cédric On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Ricky Clarkson <[email protected]>wrote: > It's great news, I hope Alsup's common sense becomes more common. > On May 23, 2012 5:15 PM, "Matthew Farwell" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18184079 >> >> > Google did not infringe patents owned by software developer Oracle, a >> jury in a California court found on Wednesday. >> > The Silicon Valley giants had fought over whether Google used Oracle's >> Java programming language in its Android mobile operating system. >> > Two weeks ago the same jury ruled that Google infringed Oracle's >> copyright, but could not agree whether Google's actions constituted "fair >> use". >> > ... >> > Without a finding against Google on the "fair use" issue, Oracle cannot >> recover the up to $1bn (£637m) in damages it was seeking. >> > The jury concluded that Google infringed on 37 copyrighted APIs but it >> also agreed that Google demonstrated that it was led to believe it did not >> need a license for using Java. >> >> This sounds like very good news. >> >> Matthew Farwell. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Java Posse" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/4mEUUnPLRmwJ. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
