Re:Oracle wins appeal re Java API copyrightability [pdf]
by AnimalMuppet on Friday May 09, 2014 @01:52PM
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> Except that iOS is based on Unix, and the freedom to re-implement copyrighted Unix APIs was litigated and won.
Not quite. The freedom to re-implement Unix APIs was litigated. If I recall correctly, it was settled rather than won (that is, there was not a court decision but rather a settlement agreement).
Not quite. The freedom to re-implement Unix APIs was litigated. If I recall correctly, it was settled rather than won (that is, there was not a court decision but rather a settlement agreement).