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The Supreme Court is taking on Google and Oracle one last time

The Verge

Ten years after Oracle first sued Google over the code in the Android platform, the two tech giants are finally facing off in the Supreme Court. For Oracle and Google, the lawsuit is about whether Oracle — which owns Java Standard Edition — is now entitled to a piece of Android, to the tune of billions of dollars. When Google v.

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Oracle and Google’s Supreme Court showdown was a battle of metaphors

The Verge

Oracle , a decade-long war over the future of software, neared its end in the Supreme Court this week as a battle of metaphors. Oracle covers a complex question : what elements of computer code can be copyrighted, and if that code is covered by copyright, when it’s still legal to use pieces of it under fair use.

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SQL at 50: What’s next for the structured query language?

InfoWorld

In May 1974, Donald Chamberlin and Raymond Boyce published a paper on SEQUEL, a structured query language that could be used to manage and sort data.

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Supreme Court sides with Google in Oracle’s API copyright case

The Verge

“The upshot, in our view, is that fair use can play an important role in determining the lawful scope of a computer program copyright.”. In the dissent, Justice Clarence Thomas argued the court was creating an untenable distinction between implementing code (which was established as subject to copyright in a previous ruling) and declaring it.

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The Frogloop Interview: Sheeraz Haji - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Oracle, SAP, or Microsoft) would enter the nonprofit market aggressively. All of a sudden, I’m starting to see nonprofits create organizational and budget structures that encourage multi-channel marketing and fundraising. November 5, 2008 | pavlo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com I have not yet observed this. keep working!

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The Frogloop Interview: Sheeraz Haji - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Oracle, SAP, or Microsoft) would enter the nonprofit market aggressively. All of a sudden, I’m starting to see nonprofits create organizational and budget structures that encourage multi-channel marketing and fundraising. November 5, 2008 | pavlo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com I have not yet observed this. keep working!