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And copyright protection of interfaces to block interoperability has been struck down so many times it's explicitly written into the EU convention (article 4 IIRC)

Oracle could conceivably get a ruling on the 'Java' name but using copyright to block somebody else doing an interoperable implementation has been defeated before

I'm sure Oracle knows this and is simply going to trial in the hope of a random verdict (it happens) or to get Google to reveal lots of documents that can be used in a future patent / monopoly / trade case




Except that Google isn't trying to interoperate with anyone.

So not sure if your points apply.




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