> It could be copyrighted but its usage doesn't mean you are thieving it. Says who? Oracle is claiming exactly the opposite, and if they win this will become "

> It could be copyrighted but its usage doesn't mean you are thieving it. Says who? Oracle is claiming exactly the opposite, and if they win this will become "law" in the USA. I think you've missed the whole point of this issue here. > For instance "Linux" is a copyright owned by Linus Torvalds… For starters: Linux™ is a trademark, not "a copyright". > Your understanding is incorrect here. It seems, at least to me, that you actually missed a few core point of the whole story. ;-)