Should programming languages be copyrightable ? Oracle OR Google?
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Oracle acquired the rights to Java when it acquired Sun Microsystems $7.4 billion in 2010.
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If successful, Oracle would be able to seek an injunction blocking US sales of Android OS handsets unless Google pays for a licence to use Java.
But Oracle would also likely be required to offer Google a licence to its technology at rates that analysts say should not cripple Android’s competitiveness.
Oracle alleges Google’s management made the decision to intentionally infringe Oracle’s Java-related intellectual property in the Android OS.
Google denies infringing Oracle’s patents, saying the Oracle-owned technology it is accused of taking, called application programming interfaces (APIs) is not covered by copyright.
“Computer programming languages are not copyrightable, and neither are Oracle’s APIs,†Google attorney Robert Van Nest said in a court filing.
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What you guys think? Is Oracle right in filing this lawsuit? Should programming languages be copyrightable ? If oracle wins the case it will be an important point for debate in IT world.
I don't know how developing community(specially android app developers) will react to this ?
Whats your say on this friends?
Oracle acquired the rights to Java when it acquired Sun Microsystems $7.4 billion in 2010.
But Oracle would also likely be required to offer Google a licence to its technology at rates that analysts say should not cripple Android’s competitiveness.
Oracle alleges Google’s management made the decision to intentionally infringe Oracle’s Java-related intellectual property in the Android OS.
Google denies infringing Oracle’s patents, saying the Oracle-owned technology it is accused of taking, called application programming interfaces (APIs) is not covered by copyright.
“Computer programming languages are not copyrightable, and neither are Oracle’s APIs,†Google attorney Robert Van Nest said in a court filing.
SOURCE: #-Link-Snipped-#
What you guys think? Is Oracle right in filing this lawsuit? Should programming languages be copyrightable ? If oracle wins the case it will be an important point for debate in IT world.
I don't know how developing community(specially android app developers) will react to this ?
Whats your say on this friends?
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