US government backs Oracle in Java API copyright battle with Google

Sooraj Shah
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US government believes that Oracle is entitled to copyright its APIs, meaning that the likes of Google will have to pay a licence fee to use them

The US government has sided with Oracle in its legal dispute with Google on whether APIs should be protected by copyright. Oracle has insisted that APIs should be protected by paptent law, while...

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