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As I understand it, that's not how it works. When the Federal Circuit issued its decision saying APIs are copyright eligible, Google appealed to the Supreme Cou
by throwawaykf05 11y ago
As I understand it, that's not how it works. When the Federal Circuit issued its decision saying APIs are copyright eligible, Google appealed to the Supreme Court, claiming the decision was incorrect. The Supreme Court, however, declined to hear the case, strongly implying (or maybe directly indicating?) that it thought the decision was correct. As such, there is no hope, at least as far as this case is concerned.
- curt15 11y ago>The Supreme Court, however, declined to hear the case, strongly implying (or maybe directly indicating?) that it thought the decision was correct. As the court emphasized in Missouri v Jenkins (1995), "[t]he denial of a writ of certiorari imports no expression of opinion upon the merits of the case" (https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/93-1823.ZO.html https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/93-1823.ZO.html)