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Java-aaaargh! Google faces $9bn copyright bill after Oracle scores 'fair use' court appeal win

Ilsa Loving

Can Ritchie sue Oracle then?

Java is a derivative work, inheriting a large amount of it's syntax and functionality from C++ and C.

Does this mean Oracle can be sued for that?

If this stands it will be a programming language nuclear war.

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