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Supposedly they had a contract for support purposes; but whether Oracle intended for wholesale copying and redistribution (if that is even what happened,) is an exercise for contract nitpicking - obviously this is all speculation [[ stares longingly into the vacuum that was Groklaw... ]]

It could have come down to simply an aggressive/abusive crawler affecting other customers?




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