Can APIs be copyrighted?
Oracle says yes and Google says no, but who’s right? Here are seven arguments in favour of copyrighting APIs - and seven arguments against.
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Google asks US Supreme Court to end Oracle copyright case
Google has asked the US Supreme Court to reverse a ruling that resurrected a billion-dollar copyright case brought by Oracle that dates back to 2010.
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Exemplary damages awarded in Auckland rendering software stoush
The High Court in Auckland has awarded exemplary damages to Otoy NZ after its software was copied and distributed by a former employee.
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Google's book scanning project is fair use, appeals court rules
Google Books, the project to digitize the world's printed works, is fair use under US copyright law, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
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Oracle: Google has 'destroyed' the market for Java
Oracle has expanded the scope of its ongoing copyright battle against Android and accused Google of "destroying" the market for Java.
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Google Books legal epic moves to appeals court
After almost a decade of litigation, Google scored a victory last week over the Authors Guild, which had sued the company for copyright infringement over its Google Books search engine. But a few important chapters in the legal saga have yet to be written.
