Oracle's case was later dealt a fatal blow when the judge presiding over the case concluded that the APIs related to the copyright case couldn't actually be copyrighted, overturning what partial legal victory Oracle had in fact won.
Here, the presiding judge, William Alsup, ruled that APIs were not subject to copyright protection. Oracle's lead attorney Michael Jacobs told the judge he hoped to see him again after the appeal. Oracle wanted billions.
Oracle may only win pocket change in its long-running Java battle with Android maker Google, after the latest ruling from the U.S.judge presiding over the courtroom fight. But according to numerous reports, Judge William Alsup, who is hearing the...
Judge Denny Chin, who has been presiding over the case, granted the request. In September, Judge Chin granted the publishers' request for a delay of the originally scheduled October hearing. Today, Google and the Association of American Publishers...
