OT: Oracle vs. Google, or who owns my API

[Rudolf Bargholz]

Hi,

The following makes for an interesting read.

Background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_v._Google
http://blog.goodstuff.im/ <- for a Java software developers perspective on the issue
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/05/dangerous-ruling-oracle-v-google-federal-circuit-reverses-sensible-lower-court
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/09/oracle_vs_google_appeal/
http://www.fosspatents.com/2014/05/oracle-wins-android-java-copyright.html

Who owns the APIs I am using? Can Oracle in future hold all software developers liable for developing APIs that look like Java APIs? How is a teacher in future supposed to teach computer science, never really knowing if the concept they are trying to teach infringes on someone's copyright?

After reading the above I just had to shake my head in disbelief.

Regards

Rudolf