wtf federal circuit just reversed jury verdict in oracle v. google
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So basically programming is illegal in the US now.
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realistically nothing changes until more cases get brought up, federal circuit isn't binding on any of the districts
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But presumably future litigants in similar cases would attempt to appeal to the CAFC?
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actually nevermind (ianal) I guess it's binding nationwide on its subject-matter jurisdiction
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this particular case (and the upcoming cisco one) is kinda bizarre because it went to federal circuit because it tangentially involved patent-related arguments (its purview)
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but became/eventually centered around copyright (not its purview) so in theory it was ruling oracle v. google on the basis of its interpretation of 9th circuit precedent
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and in the meantime the 9th circuit made a ruling on some other non-software thing that would seem to undermine the fed circuit's understanding of 9th circuit case law
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I won't pretend to understand all the implications of this lol it's mo re complicated than I thought it was
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