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In the US, juries decide facts, judges interpret the law

In the US, juries decide facts, judges interpret the law

Posted May 8, 2012 5:16 UTC (Tue) by cmccabe (guest, #60281)
In reply to: In the US, juries decide facts, judges interpret the law by JoeBuck
Parent article: Google guilty of infringement in Oracle trial; future legal headaches loom (ars technica)

This could almost be a good thing, IF we get a strong precedent that APIs can't be copyrighted. That's a pretty big if, but I guess you have to take your comfort where you can find it.


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