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Re:Oracle Wins Revival of Billion-Dollar Case Against Google by hcknwscommenter on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @01:06AM (#16695441)
> That Federal Circuit decision has not been reviewed by the Supreme Court, does not establish binding precedent outside the context of this case,

The Supreme Court need not weigh in in order to make the law what it is.

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Re:Oracle Wins Revival of Billion-Dollar Case Against Google by girvo on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @09:15AM (#16697403)
Sure. Honest question: is it law now? As of March 2018? What need to happen for API copyright to become law, if the answer to that is “not yet”?
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Re:Oracle Wins Revival of Billion-Dollar Case Against Google by monocasa on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @11:29AM (#16698430)
The CAFC can't set precedent on this matter.
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Re:Oracle Wins Revival of Billion-Dollar Case Against Google by lmm on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @07:56AM (#16696997)
The law is what it is by definition, but when what the law is is in dispute, the Supreme Court is what resolves it.
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