Reply to post: Re: Far reaching repercussions...

Oof, are you sure? Facing $9bn damages, Google asks Supreme Court to hear Java spat

Ken Hagan Gold badge

Re: Far reaching repercussions...

"The bottom line is that implementation of APIs and interfaces are copyrightable, but the APIs and interfaces themselves should not be."

Exactly. However, any jurisdiction that disagrees will not be too troubled by the argument either way. It's domestic software industry will disappear in double-quick time and the judges' only contact with "software" will be in the form of shrink-wrap packages written abroad.

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