Re: Before people get in to a panic...
I think the reason it's still in the courts is that the initial judgement was also well argued. On issues like these there are often (at least) two contradictory but well-founded opinions. Google's behaviour was certainly questionable, but Oracle's assertion of scope is even more egregious and with potentially far greater consequences for software development in the US.
IOW: be careful what you wish for.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
