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GeneralRe: What's the deal with the Supreme Court case of Oracle v. Google? Pin
Kent Sharkey8-Oct-20 7:20
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Nelek8-Oct-20 11:36
protectorNelek8-Oct-20 11:36 
To be honest... I don't care about google or oracle.

But...
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More importantly, an Oracle win could reshape how copyright law treats APIs, giving incumbents the power to lock out competitors who want to build compatible software.

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It could also directly affect the livelihoods of computer programmers, who might find they are more frequently forced to learn new programming languages or other software tools when they switch jobs.
This is what I fear.

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The distinction between a program and an API makes intuitive sense to computer programmers who regularly use APIs (and write programs) in their daily work. But it's far from obvious to Supreme Court justices, all of whom are lawyers over the age of 50.
Exactly what I meant the other day in the other thread here in the lounge.

And coming up next...
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This is a widespread practice in the software industry. Oracle, for example, re-implemented Amazon's S3 API so that customers who built software for Amazon's cloud platform could easily switch to Oracle's rival cloud platform.

M.D.V. Wink | ;)

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