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> the SCOTUS did rule that it was copyright infringement. In the US, "[T]he fair use of a copyrighted work ... is not an infringement of copyright." (17 USC 10
by bdowling 4y ago
> the SCOTUS did rule that it was copyright infringement.
In the US, "[T]he fair use of a copyrighted work ... is not an infringement of copyright." (17 USC 107, Oracle at 14). Whether there is a difference between a finding of no infringement or infringement with no liability is academic.
Practically, the copyright on the Java API is commercially worthless because after Oracle anyone may freely copy any and all of it and use it to compete with its creator.
Any other software vendor who thinks it has platform "lock in" because its customers built to their API should take notice. (e.g., Amazon AWS).