[Trisquel-users] Ars Technical: Oracle vs Google verdict might kill the GPL

[dguthrie]

Ars Technica have written an article about the outcome of the Oracle vs  
Google trial:  
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/05/op-ed-oracle-attorney-says-googles-court-victory-might-kill-the-gpl/
They argue that the verdict, that use of the Java APIs was "fair use" could  
destroy the GNU GPL because Google argued that anything freely available can  
be used as such.
Personally, I think it could be a valid point. I think it is important to  
distinguish between an API and software though. Copying the API is like  
copying a programmer's manual. Copying software is like copying whole works.
Thoughts?