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US Justice Department Urges Supreme Court Not To Take Up Google v. Oracle

Posted by timothy on from the leave-well-enough-alone dept.

New submitter Areyoukiddingme writes: The Solicitor General of the Justice Department has filed a response to the US Supreme Court's solicitation of advice regarding the Google vs. Oracle ruling and subsequent overturning by the Federal Circuit. The response recommends that the Federal Circuit ruling stand, allowing Oracle to retain copyright to the Java API.

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  1. Java is done by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    If this stands, Java's vaunted claim to being on "billions of devices" will soon become the punchline to a bad joke.

    1. Re:Java is done by ardentsoap · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's almost like Oracle is trying to kill Java. Wouldn't it have been easier to let Sun implode and fade away?

    2. Re:Java is done by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes, but that would take a couple billion years.

  2. Supreme court to DOJ, Challenge Accepted by Proudrooster · · Score: 4, Funny

    DOJ: We recommend you don't take this important copyright case.
    SCOTUS: Oh really, why is that?
    DOJ: Corporate interest mostly, we are looking to create a new form of monopoly power, and Larry Ellison has some really cool Sailboats.
    SCOTUS: Thanks for your recommendation, we are looking forward to hearing this case and just added it to the docket.

  3. Re:MOD PARENT UP! by Coren22 · · Score: 1, Funny

    There are treatments for paranoid schizophrenia nowadays, you don't need to live with the disorder.

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    APK likes to ask for responses to the same things over and over. Maybe he just likes the responses?