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Re:Google’s Supreme Court faceoff with Oracle was a disaster... by nodamage on Thursday October 08, 2020 @07:57PM (#24725282)
You might be right. It seems like Google's most realistic path to victory here will be based on arguing over the legal technicalities related to the standard of review.

I wonder if they win on that front if the Court will be able to dodge the question of API copyrightability in general.

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Re:Google’s Supreme Court faceoff with Oracle was a disaster... by dodobirdlord on Thursday October 08, 2020 @09:12PM (#24725697)
If the court decides that the lower court was wrong to have disregarded the jury’s decision they’ll definitely decline to answer the question about API copyright. The court pretty much always gives the narrowest ruling possible.
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