Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t...
by jcelerier on Saturday July 03, 2021 @04:31PM
(#27724654)
nope, those lines were specifically excluded from the prior judgment - and SC did not cast another judgment on them:
> With respect to Oracle’s claim for relief for copyright infringement, judgment is entered in favor of Google and against Oracle except as follows: the rangeCheck code in TimSort.java and ComparableTimSort.java, and the eight decompiled files (seven “Impl.java” files and one“ACL” file), as to which judgment for Oracle and against Google is entered in the amount of zero dollars (as per the parties’ stipulation).
Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t...
by croes on Saturday July 03, 2021 @04:57PM
(#27724863)
The fair use was about Googled API reimplementation.
It becomes a whole different case with a 1:1 copy of code.
And don't forget fair use works in the US, not necessarily in the rest of the world.
But I'm happy about all the new GPL programs created by Copilot
Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t...
by etothepii on Saturday July 03, 2021 @07:01PM
(#27725703)
I wonder if GPL would actually price to be that infectious.
Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t...
by wtallis on Saturday July 03, 2021 @04:28PM
(#27724634)
That Supreme Court ruling doesn't appear to address the claims of actual copied code (the rangeCheck function), only the more nebulous API copyright claims.
Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t...
by thewakalix on Saturday July 03, 2021 @04:25PM
(#27724600)
There seems to be an issue with Hacker News's URL parsing. The final period isn't included as part of the link.
The Supreme Court decided Google v. Oracle was fair use. It was 3 months ago:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_LLC_v._Oracle_America,_...
That's the highest form of precedent, the question has now been effectively settled (unless Congress ever changes the law).
Edit: added a dummy hash to end of URL so HN parses it correctly (thanks @thewakalix below)