No, Oracle still owns the Java trademark and can deny Google the use of it. No amount of court cases will let PepsiCo start distributing under the name Coca Cola.
That is actually reasonable now as Android cannot run arbitrary Java programs. On Jun 1, 2012 5:19 AM, "Jan Goyvaerts I❤©" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Fabrizio Giudici < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:06:55 +0200, Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Looks like Judge Alsup decided to >>> rule<http://www.groklaw.net/**article.php?story=**20120531173633275<http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120531173633275> >>> >, >>> >>> after all, and his decision will most likely please everyone in the >>> industry. >>> >>> API's are not copyrightable in the US. >>> >>> >> Now that the trial, if I understand, is over (with the exception of some >> minor stuff), can we try to draw some conclusions? For instance: >> >> 1. The licensing model of Java doesn't have any "trap" and people are >> really free to use it >> 2. At this point, the argument of Java not having an "open spec" (see >> discussions about JDK 7 vs Java 7 vs C#) loses value. >> >> I wonder whether at this point Google could drop the ambiguity and >> officially say that Android is based on a "Java runtime". > > > I think this over if Oracle says it doesn't appeal... :-( > > >> >> >> >> -- >> Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager >> Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." >> [email protected] >> http://tidalwave.it - http://fabriziogiudici.it >> >> >> -- >> 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 javaposse+unsubscribe@** >> googlegroups.com <javaposse%[email protected]>. >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >> group/javaposse?hl=en <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.
