Maneesh Godbole wrote:Is it true Oracle has more lawyers than developers?
Steve Fahlbusch wrote:assuming the link you provided was genuine and that it was distilled accurately
Steve Fahlbusch wrote:Actually i think this is great.
The opinion (assuming the link you provided was genuine and that it was distilled accurately) means that while the implementation is protected, the interface is not. As such, we could have others that implement additional interfaces. --- who would not like for the String API to be fixed up to how we use it??.
And you will notice the most important part of ruling - there was no talk of the certification process, as such even if the API is extended, the certification code may still not certify another API as java.
Pat - thanks for posting this
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Tim Moores wrote:You wouldn't want your electricity network provider to copyright the shape of the wall outlet, would you?
Tim Moores wrote:You wouldn't want your electricity network provider to copyright the shape of the wall outlet, would you? Because that would mean you could not plug in a device manufactured by anyone who hadn't licensed that design. (Which is, of course, sort of how the telephone outlet worked in the US -and lots of other countries-, where everything not blessed by AT&T would be illegal to connect as recently as 30 years ago. That was not exactly helpful for innovation.)
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There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors
fred rosenberger wrote:I am not a lawyer, or even a very good software developer. But isn't an API kind of like an outline? Should I be allowed to copyright something like:
Introduce characters Have characters meet. Introduce main plot element 1 Introduce main plot element 2 Introduce main conflict Resolve main conflict Describe happy ending Note: Minor characters and minor plot points may be sprinkled liberally throughout the book
And then claim that any book written that follows these points violates my copyright?
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fred rosenberger wrote:And then claim that any book written that follows these points violates my copyright?