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Authored by: IANALitj on Friday, May 31 2013 @ 09:45 AM EDT |
It certainly seems like it to me. However, when considering the issue, one must
ask exactly who these "people" are.
I can think of three categories of candidates.
One is Oracle, the corporation. (A corporation is often considered a
"person" by a legal fiction.) The problem with this argument is that
Oracle, the corporation, is a heavy user of other corporations' APIs.
A second candidate is the programmers at Oracle. They are again very heavy
users of other corporations' APIs.
The third candidate is the "suits," the managers and especially the
lawyers of the corporation. This group fits your characterization to a T. They
do not use APIs (in many cases probably don't even understand what APIs are) and
are engaged in a money grab.
The lawyers in this third group should be familiar with the concept of estoppel.
I would think that if they were advised of Oracle's own practices they would be
preparing their own amicus brief for Oracle, in opposition to Oracle's position
on this appeal. 8-)[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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