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Yes, this is the Java API declarations. If you open up the JavaDoc for Java and look at the list of classes and functions, stuff like java.util.HashMap and Syst
by CobrastanJorji 7y ago
Yes, this is the Java API declarations. If you open up the JavaDoc for Java and look at the list of classes and functions, stuff like java.util.HashMap and System.out.println. Google wrote all of those classes and methods from scratch. Oracle's claim is that this was not okay because copyright covers APIs.
If true, this would have some fascinating consequences. For example, HTTP is an API. Presumably Tim Berners-Lee could sue the creators and users of all HTTP servers for violating his copyright.
(note: not a lawyer, not even all that smart)