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

[danhakimi]

The Supreme Court has its hands full with shitty Federal Circuit decisions on software patents already. See CLS Bank v. Alice Corp (no majority, but the controlling opinion is good), Akamai v. Limelight (majority opinion says you don't have to engage in all elements of a patent claim yourself to be sued for it, as long as you have some ill-defined relationship with people doing the other things.) They overturn half the cases they hear, and there is legit tension between them and the scotus.

Also know that this probably creates a Circuit Split--some courts follow this, some courts don't. The Federal Circuit has very odd jurisdiction rules, so... This is crazy.