Jan 07, 2020 07:00:00

Pointed out that Oracle, which is suing Google for copyright infringement, is also packing Amazon's code

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Eddie Awad

News site Ars Technica has pointed out that Oracle, which is suing Google for API piracy, also uses Amazon's API without permission.

Oracle copied Amazon's API—was that copyright infringement? | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/01/oracle-copied-amazons-api-was-that-copyright-infringement/

The conflict between Oracle and Google over API piracy began in 2010. 'Google's Android is a programming language owned by the Oracle has the right Java is being used without permission,' Oracle to argue that is, it seeks to pay $ 9.3 billion for Google to partner (about 1 trillion yen) brought an action Was . Google won once in the trial, but in a subsequent appeal, Oracle reversed . The long struggle allegedly 'shaking the future of software development' has finally been brought to court in the US Supreme Court.

In a lawsuit that Google and Oracle are developing, the Supreme Court will embark on a hearing on `` whether or not API is subject to copyright protection ''-GIGAZINE

by WilliamCho

The focus of the series of trials is whether copyright includes APIs used to develop software in Java. Regarding Google's way of `` re-implementing '' a Java API that aggregates various functions and specifications related to Java development on Android with each command and grammatical structure, Ars Technica said, `` Simply write Harry Potter 's secondary creation It's like doing that. '

Meanwhile, Oracle is also suspected of using code from Amazon's online storage service, Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) , without permission. Because Amazon S3 is a leader in the industry, many competitors copy and use command names, parameter tags, grammar structures, etc., used in the Amazon S3 API. Oracle's ' Amazon S3 Compatibility API ' is also one of the competitors that uses Amazon S3 API. While many of these similar services use a different programming language from the original, they may appear different at first glance, but the U.S. Copyright Office states that 'code written in one programming language can be replaced by another. Translation also constitutes copyright infringement. '

by mohamed_hassan

Ars Technica emphasized that 'Oracle has no attribution in any of the Oracle documentation or sites,' said Oracle, too, without permission copying Amazon's API. Ars Technica added, 'Oracle's copyright lawsuit poses a danger of preventing small businesses from building platforms that are compatible with major software platforms. Without it, programmers who are familiar with the key APIs are effectively tied to the APIs, which is not good for a healthy competition in the software market. ' I showed the viewpoint.