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Subject: [Discuss] GPL and code linkages
From: tmetro+blu at gmail.com (Tom Metro)
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:50:15 -0500
In-reply-to: <20121230172526.GB21558@dragontoe.org>
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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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