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Microsoft, BSA and Others Push For Appeal On Oracle v. Google Ruling

Posted by timothy on from the poor-innocent-business-model dept.

sl4shd0rk writes "In 2012, Oracle took Google to court over the use of Java in Android. Judge William Alsup brought the ruling that the structure of APIs could not be copyrighted at all. Emerging from the proceedings, it was learned that Alsup himself had some programming background and wasn't bedazzled by Oracle's thin arguments on the range-checking function. The ruling came, programmers rejoiced and Oracle vowed Appeal. It seems that time is coming now, nearly a year later, as Microsoft, BSA, EMC, Netapp, et al. get behind Oracle to overturn Alsup's ruling citing 'destabilization' of the 'entire software industry.'"

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  1. Re:Microsoft, BSA, EMC, Netapp et al... by sunderland56 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You mean just the BSA?

    Why are the Boy Scouts interested in this anyway?

  2. Re:"Destablization" by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Being off your meds is the first stop towards Score:5 on Slashdot.

  3. Re:Microsoft, BSA, EMC, Netapp et al... by anagama · · Score: 4, Funny

    This has nothing to do with some lame ass Boy Scouts. It's about cool old motorcycles.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_BSA_motorcycles

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  4. Re:Destabilization by sapphire+wyvern · · Score: 5, Funny

    Meanwhile, Microsoft would claim all the songs written in C#.

    A major victory, or a minor inconvenience?

  5. Re:Destabilization by PPH · · Score: 4, Funny

    I sense treble brewing.

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