@Someone Else. Re: A Question:
Please read my post on this...
The short answer is no. That is not what the court ruling is saying.
Your example would be covered under fair use.
This is not what Google was doing.
The courts actually got it right.
If I had to bet. SCOTUS will again refuse to hear this.
Both companies are dicks , weasels, scum of the earth and evil.
But the underlying facts are that Google was caught trying to pull a fast one and Oracle had deep enough pockets to hire really good lawyers and fight this to the end.
Google can easily write the check and walk away.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
