Alphabet's Google violated a software developer's patent rights with its remote-streaming technology and must pay $338.7 million in damages, a federal jury in Waco, Texas decided on Friday.

Google owes $338.7 mln in Chromecast patent case, US jury says::Alphabet’s Google violated a software developer’s patent rights with its remote-streaming technology and must pay $338.7 million in damages, a federal jury in Waco, Texas decided on Friday.

  • @[email protected]English
    3•1 year ago

    You copyright implementations though, not patent them - that is what software copyright is.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•1 year ago

      Yeah, I guess it depends if the copyright is broad enough to offer protection while not becoming too broad and stopping innovation.