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On Tue, Jun 30 2015, James wrote: |
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> I think I just heard a news report that Google lost a long term |
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> legal/financial battle with Oracle over java. It seems now that google |
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> (android and any thing that uses java) is going to have to pay |
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> Oracle some 'pal_a_monies' ? Or did I here that wrong? |
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> If so, I'm sure google and lots of folks are scrambling to replace |
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> java.....? |
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Yes the supreme court refused to hear google's appeal to the Federal |
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Circuit's decision (this despite my being a signatory to an amicus brief |
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asking them to hear the appeal :-) ). |
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I believe "The lawsuit will now return to the trial court to decide |
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Google’s fair use defense to Oracle’s API copyright claim." |
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A sad day, |
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allan |
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