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vibrunazo on April 30, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Java creator James Gosling: 'Google totally slimed...

IANAL, but wouldn't that be a problem of trademark infringement, and not copyright claim as Oracle is suing them for?

beagle3 on April 30, 2012 [–]

If they did call it Java, it would be. That's why they didn't. So Oracle can't monetize Java from Google by claiming a trademark infringement.

That's why they are claiming copyright on APIs and such. Whether or not this has any merit - is what the court case is all about.

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