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The trial is examining both copyright and patent issues. But yes, one of the things Oracle is claiming is that they can copyright their API and you can't reimp
by caf 15y ago
The trial is examining both copyright and patent issues. But yes, one of the things Oracle is claiming is that they can copyright their API and you can't reimplement it without a license.
This does not seem like it should fly, in my inexpert opinion.
- fpgeek 15y agoIf it does fly, Oracle is going to have a lot of fun. For instance, Oracle copied SQL from IBM years before it was a standard. There's also Sun's involvement in Wabi. I'm sure Microsoft wouldn't mind extracting some cash for that "infringement".
- pdw 15y agoNovell and the Unix API...
- acchow 15y agoIt shouldn't fly. We already went through this with IBM's BIOS and its clones in the 80's.