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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. Re:Clean room implementation? by Impy+the+Impiuos+Imp · · Score: 0, Troll

    I understand what you are saying, but the public are not the rightful owners, either. After the patent or copyright expires, nobody is, and hence anyone is free to use it.

    This is a philosophical difference, and I refuse to participate in some The Glory Of The People rhetoric. You don't get to own something simply by pure numbers.

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  2. Re:Clean room implementation? by Holi · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why because the court asked for the government's opinion?

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