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		Scaevolus on Jan 19, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Twenty legal battles that stand out across Ars’ 20... The Oracle v Google case was interesting at a corporate/technical level, but has less impact on average people than surveillance rulings.

mrosett on Jan 19, 2019 [–]

I agree with respect to many of these cases. But the Waymo case or the Ross Ulbricht case were pretty routine from a legal perspective as I understand it. The Oracle one is establishing novel law about whether or not you can copyright an API.

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