Alsup determined that Oracle's API's are not, in fact, copyrightable in their "sequence, structure, and organization," and the related infringement claims against Google have been dismissed.

Two years ago its case seemed dead in the water, but Oracle now can pursue its high-profile copyright suit against Google over Android's use of Java.

At JavaOne 2015, a big topic of conversation was APIs and API development. In the IBM keynote, the promise was that an evolutionary approach to API development will help modern day developers pass the ...

Alphabet CEO and Google co-founder Larry Page defended his company's development of the Android platform today during an ongoing legal battle with Oracle. Oracle sued Google in 2010, claiming that ...

There are many pitfalls to be avoided when creating a beautiful Java API. Effective API development means avoiding these traps and solving real problems.

In 2006 email thread, Rubin said that Sun owned the intellectual property and brand for Java and that the Java.lang APIs were copyrighted. Over the next several years his thinking changed.

A federal appeals court on Friday reversed a federal judge's ruling that Oracle's Java API's were not protected by copyright. The debacle started when Google copied certain elements—names ...

Facebook has announced a new set of Java APIs for encrypting data stored on SD cards. Dubbed "Conceal," the APIs are designed to encrypt large files on disk, initially for Android smartphones. "What ...