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> This means that, if Oracle loses on the verdict, its copcyright case is dead. If it wins, then and only then will the judge need to address the ultimate legal
by azakai 15y ago
> This means that, if Oracle loses on the verdict, its copcyright case is dead. If it wins, then and only then will the judge need to address the ultimate legal question of whether the SSO can be protected by copyright at all.
Isn't this bizarre though? I'm not a lawyer so I guess I am ignorant of how US courts work, but shouldn't it be clear whether there is even a relevant law for something before a jury is asked to make the effort of figuring out if a law applies in a particular case? It won't be just a matter of SSO is copyrightable yes/no, it will be more complicated. But the jury won't hear any of that before saying yes or no.
Shouldn't what the law is be first determined, and only then whether it applies to a particular case?
- Natsu 15y agoIn the case where APIs are not protected, it doesn't matter what the jury thinks, there was nothing for Google to infringe. So there's no need to ask the jury about that and you can have them just assume that APIs are protected, because that's the only time when their verdict will matter.