[Discuss] GPL and code linkages

Tom Metro tmetro+blu at gmail.com
Sun Dec 30 18:50:15 EST 2012


Derek Martin wrote:
> Recall that in the case of SCO vs. Novell, it was ruled that using a
> library's API is not infringing (i.e. it is not derivative)...  So
> any independent extension which uses none of their code other than
> the names of functions in their API is not a derivative work.

Don't you mean Oracle v. Google?

 -Tom

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