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shmerl on May 9, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Oracle wins appeal re Java API copyrightability [p...

Why did they decide that APIs are copyrightable? It's a complete lunacy. Can Google appeal it again? Would it be Supreme Court in such case?

dragonwriter on May 9, 2014 [–]

> Can Google appeal it again?

Yes.

> Would it be Supreme Court in such case?

Probably. In theory, I think they could first ask for en banc review by the Federal Circuit.

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