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Intellectual Property

Jun. 5, 2012

Ruling on copyrightability of Java elements geared toward appellate court

Oracle Corp. faces a daunting task winning significant damages or an injunction against Google Inc. on appeal, legal observers said.


By Craig Anderson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In the wake of U.S. District Judge William Alsup's ruling that elements of the Java programming language cannot be copyrighted, Oracle Corp. faces a daunting task winning significant damages or an injunction against Google Inc. on appeal, legal observers said.


Although Oracle lost before both judge and jury in the closely watched intellectual property case, it's not impossible for the Redwoo...

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