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If APIs can be copyrighted, a 'copyright troll' industry could emerge that harms developers everywhere.
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- James Gosling Canadian computer scientist who created the Java…
The wide implications of Oracle winning the copyright case are pretty disturbing. But that's a practical opinion. How it will go in the legal system is anyone's guess. It extends far beyond Oracle: developers everywhere use APIs defined by many other entities. I hate to think of what an emerging "copyright troll" industry might be.
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↗Comments around Oracle v Googlenighthacks.com
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