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Legal Analysis of Oracle v. Google

Posted by timothy on from the not-to-be-confused-with-a-free-market dept.

snydeq writes "InfoWorld's Martin Heller provides an in-depth analysis of Oracle's legal argument against Google, a suit that includes seven alleged counts of software process patent infringement and one count of copyright infringement. 'Oracle's desired relief is drastic: not just permanent injunctions, but destruction of all copies that violate copyright (thus, wiping all Android devices), plus triple damages and legal costs. Also, it demands a jury trial,' Heller writes, and while this amounts mainly to saber-rattling, the Supreme Court's recent Bilski ruling did not completely invalidate software process patents despite their shaky ground due to prior art."

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  1. Re:This is in depth analysis? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    8) I don't understand the difference between Sun and Google

  2. Coffee maker patent by syousef · · Score: 4, Funny

    (Heck -- my coffee-maker probably violates them!)

    Foiled by the old Java patent

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  3. Technical Analysis much simpler by syousef · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ahhhh shit! Time to learn another fucking language and 10 more over-engineered libraries! So much for time with the family.

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  4. Re:destruction of all copies that violate copyrigh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Someone plz call Rick Deckard...

  5. Get rid of it by Artem+S.+Tashkinov · · Score: 2, Funny

    How can I vote this article down? It's so insipid and lacks anything new I wonder why it was approved in the first place.

    Groklaw did publish something useful and interesting, this piece of opinion is nothing new.

  6. Re:New slashdot logo for Oracle by Jeek+Elemental · · Score: 3, Funny

    hooker logo would be more appropriate, oracle invited everyone to bed then demanded pay after.