If only this had to do with patents. Oracle is claiming breach of copyright - which lasts over a hundred years.

They originally claimed patents too, which is why this keeps going to the federal circuit instead of the 9th, who would have ended this silliness

Huh? "The 9th [circuit]" is a Federal circuit court...

The terminology's confusing, but there's a court named the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit [1], even though the term "federal circuit court" also colloquially means the Courts of Appeals in general. This Federal Circuit is a non-geographical Court of Appeals, separate from the 11 numbered, geographically based Courts of Appeals, and has exclusive jurisdiction over patent cases (among a few other things). They also have a reputation of being very pro-IP-plaintiff compared to the courts in general.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals...

Ah, so the "Federal Circuit" is another court at the same level as the other circuit courts that doesn't have a number associated with it. The choice of abbreviation is confusing to say the least.

Or wait until some conglomerate lobbies hard enough to make software patents last as long as the copyright on Micky Mouse.

Oh dear God please no