> The whole idea is that the invention (in this case the API design or QWERTY in your example) is so powerful that it becomes a 'utility' - so Java's implementation was so powerful it really should have been 'patented' not copyrighted.
The majority's argument was that utility is not imbued by the maker (Oracle), but by 3rd parties (programmers) adopting it. Patenting an API is a good way of scaring people away from using it - good luck with that.
The majority's argument was that utility is not imbued by the maker (Oracle), but by 3rd parties (programmers) adopting it. Patenting an API is a good way of scaring people away from using it - good luck with that.