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Judge Alsup Rules: Oracle's Java APIs are Not Copyrightable (Groklaw)

Judge Alsup Rules: Oracle's Java APIs are Not Copyrightable (Groklaw)

Posted Jun 3, 2012 19:17 UTC (Sun) by ajk (subscriber, #6607)
In reply to: Judge Alsup Rules: Oracle's Java APIs are Not Copyrightable (Groklaw) by Baylink
Parent article: Judge Alsup Rules: Oracle's Java APIs are Not Copyrightable (Groklaw)

The decision is not binding precedent at all. District Court judgments bind the parties but nobody else. Of course, other courts may adopt the court's reasoning if they feel like it.

IANAL and not even a US resident :-)


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