[x3d-public] x3d-public Digest, Vol 86, Issue 11

[Andreas Plesch]

For extreme in depth coverage of this and the related SCO-IBM case see

http://groklaw.net/ (still available as a historic resource)

I think the jury is still out if APIs can be patented.

Andreas



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>    1. Oracle America, Inc. v. Google, Inc. and open-source
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> Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 15:39:43 -0700
> From: Don Brutzman <brutzman at nps.edu>
> To: Joe D Williams <joedwil at earthlink.net>, "Richard F. Puk"
>         <puk at igraphics.com>, Roy Walmsley <roy.walmsley at ntlworld.com>,
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> Curiously the heart of the infringement contest by Oracle against Google
> seems to be that, independent of open-source code aside, the APIs can be
> patented.
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_America,_Inc._v._Google,_Inc.
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/11/business/alphabet-chairman-testifies-in-oracle-suit-against-google.html
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> As discussed on the H-Anim telcon today: as we soon begin to autogenerate
> updated versions of each X3D language binding, plus standalone open-source
> APIs with fairly thorough implementations, we need to make sure that
> everything is undeniably under an open-source license.
>
> Current license information for X3D example scenes (BSD-style, non viral
> with any use allowed):
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> http://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dResources.html#license
>
> http://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/license.txt
> http://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/license.html
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> all the best, Don
> --
> Don Brutzman  Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br
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Andreas Plesch
39 Barbara Rd.
Waltham, MA 02453
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