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Re:Google’s Supreme Court faceoff with Oracle was a disaster... by rayiner on Thursday October 08, 2020 @05:54PM (#24724325)
Whether it’s copyrightable or not is a legal question, and Schwartz isn’t a lawyer. And the answer has to be the same for everyone, not just Sun. Now, that might be an “implied license” or “estoppel” argument—even if it’s copyrightable, you can’t enforce it now because you led everyone to believe they could use it for free.
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Re:Google’s Supreme Court faceoff with Oracle was a disaster... by indymike on Thursday October 08, 2020 @05:56PM (#24724347)
What lawyers think matters little. What judges think, well, that is what matters.
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Re:Google’s Supreme Court faceoff with Oracle was a disaster... by rayiner on Thursday October 08, 2020 @06:06PM (#24724428)
Yes, of course. My point is that Schwarz isn’t an expert in copyright law, nor can his individual opinion be dispositive on a question of law that affects everyone.
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Re:Google’s Supreme Court faceoff with Oracle was a disaster... by FandangoRanger on Thursday October 08, 2020 @06:06PM (#24724431)
Judges are merely lawyers who have pupated.
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Re:Google’s Supreme Court faceoff with Oracle was a disaster... by bitwize on Thursday October 08, 2020 @06:09PM (#24724460)
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