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Re:Google’s copying of the Java SE API was fair use [pdf] by shemnon42 on Monday April 05, 2021 @06:49PM (#26705648)
That is the order scotus considered it.
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Re:Google’s copying of the Java SE API was fair use [pdf] by AnimalMuppet on Monday April 05, 2021 @06:55PM (#26705710)
Right, and that's why SCOTUS considered it in that order. Deciding API copyright was a much bigger decision than deciding fair use.
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Re:Google’s copying of the Java SE API was fair use [pdf] by sjwright on Monday April 05, 2021 @07:35PM (#26706082)
A shame, because as test cases go that wouldn’t have been a terrible one.
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