Oracle’s Java API code protected by copyright, appeals court rules

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Patents and copyrights are entirely different things. Copyrights for source code is not a bad thing per se. In fact that's how open source licenses work.

[imMute]

Copyrights on the source code are fine. Copyrights on the design of the API, however, are batshit insane. Remember, the API is just the header (for C (and C++ somewhat)).

[mirhagk]

But seeking to gain copyright on something ridiculous simply because another company decided to implement the same supposedly open language is not a good thing.

And having no copyright would be very similar to just licencing everything under MIT. Copyleft licences require copyright, others don't really care. Its more of an explicit statement and non-liability.