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Authored by webster on May 10, 2014 1:34:17 GMT
Federal Circuit Oracle v Google decision. We sure miss PJ with decisions like this pouring out. Without her around, one actually has to read the decision. The author of this decision is one of the most pro-software patent authorities there is. She gushed at the flow charts illustrating some software patent at a hearing covered on Groklaw. Fortunately there is an opportunity to have the Federal Circuit hear it en banc. It can then go to the Supreme Court. If it is affirmed all the way, it will then go back to Judge Allsup's successor who can void the copyright claim for "fair use." If not, then a few more years on that issue up and down. Greetings to the old gang. ~webster~
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Authored by sunclevom on May 10, 2014 5:16:38 GMT
Thanks Webster.
I think this one is a dark cloud hanging over everybody who has to interface with other software without express permission.
I have a heck of a time understanding these things and their progression through the US legal system, I know I'm doing better post-Groklaw than I did pre-Groklaw, but I'm sure I'm missing things that would be obvious to one skilled in the trade and I too really miss PJ's down to earth, usually easy to grok analysis and explanations.
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Ian Al
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Authored by Ian Al on May 10, 2014 8:01:18 GMT
Programmers cannot take US law for granted. You owe it to yourself to point out the dangers to yourself and your employers and use a programming language other than Java. Oracle can change the licence published on their website at any time to make illegal, retrospectively, your use of Java. If you feel that this change of licence would, of itself, not stand up in court, read this court's legal opinion.
It's not an issue with .NET. There are so many even more compelling reasons to shun all of the .NET platforms.
The safest programming languages and platforms are those completely covered by the GPL. OpenJDK is not completely covered because it does not encompass the whole required platform.
BTW, this legal opinion is wrong for all the reasons stated in Groklaw and, as reported in Groklaw, will dangerously chill programming in the USA. If upheld by the Supreme Court, no-one will feel free to write, distribute and sell any aps for any smartphone in the US or independent programs for any computing platform.
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Cm
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Authored by Cm on May 14, 2014 20:23:50 GMT
I hope Oracle have all the copyright holders' permissions for all the interfacing Java does...
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