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Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that Google can use elements of Oracle's Java API to build Android. Can you believe that this case has been ongoing for a decade? Yeah, me neither.
Journalists around the web are still digesting the news, but the initial takeaway is that legally, APIs are different than other computer programs. As Justice Stephen Breyer wrote, "Much of the copied lines’ value came from developers being invested in the ecosystem, rather than the actual operations of the program."
What does this ultimately mean? ZDNet posits that we won't see an uptick in copyright troll lawsuits for APIs. What else do you think this means for enterprise software? Let me know in this SaaSOps Community thread. |
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| | | Ars Technica | | Writing for a six-justice majority, Justice Stephen Breyer held that Google's copying of the Java API calls was permissible under copyright's fair use doctrine. The high court punted on whether APIs can be copyrighted in the first place. But the court's fair use reasoning was broad enough that it should provide a strong defense for most API copying. | | BetterCloud | | SpotHero is making it easier for millions of drivers to find affordable parking spots. Learn how they're leveraging BetterCloud to reduce onboarding and offboarding times, increase visibility, and secure their growing SaaS portfolio against the evolving threats against it. | | Android Police | | In addition to losing out on free high-quality photo uploads, all files created in Drive will begin counting against your total storage allotment on June 1st. While that leaves most of us with just a couple of months left before these changes take effect, Workspace and G Suite users have been granted an extension, moving the date for those accounts to February 1st, 2022. | | The Verge | | LG is exiting the smartphone business, the company confirmed today. The decision will “enable the company to focus resources in growth areas such as electric vehicle components, connected devices, smart homes, robotics, artificial intelligence and business-to-business solutions, as well as platforms and services,” LG said in a statement. |
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| | | MakeUseOf | | Google Docs is one of the most versatile tools available to writers today. It seems basic, yet it is immensely functional. However, many Google Docs users don’t realize that the tool contains many useful features that enable them to create content more efficiently. A clickable table of content is one such feature in Google Docs. Here's how you can use it. | | How-To Geek | | Adding an animated GIF to your Word document is useful if you want to convey a message, demonstrate an activity, capture the audience’s attention, or just add some humor. Here’s how to add an animated GIF in Microsoft Word. |
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| | | Google Workspace Updates | | Google is extending the previously announced timeframe for upcoming changes to the Google Workspace storage policy. On February 1, 2022, any newly created Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, Forms, or Jamboard files will count toward storage. Existing files within these products will not count toward storage, unless they’re modified on or after February 1, 2022. |
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