Copyrights on APIs (Java) Update
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No do-overs! Appeals court won’t hear $8.8bn Oracle v Google rehash
Over eight years of feuding between Oracle and Google over the use of Java code in Android may be nearing its end following a Tuesday court ruling.
The US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has declined [PDF] to re-hear the case in which it found Google to be in violation of Oracle’s copyright on Android API code. The Chocolate Factory faces a demand from Oracle for $8.8bn in damages.
Tuesday’s ruling means that the only remaining hope for Google to avoid a massive payout to Oracle is a hearing and decision from the US Supreme Court, something Google said it will pursue after today's verdict.
"We are disappointed that the Federal Circuit overturned the jury finding that Java is open and free for everyone," Google told The Register.
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Federal Circuit denies Oracle v Google en banc rehearing
Google has already said it will appeal to the Supreme Court in the latest development in the dispute over unauthorised use of 37 packages of Oracle’s Java application programming interface
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