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Legal Analysis of Oracle v. Google
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."
Stay tuned as we reveal the level of involvement on the part of Apple? ;)
One that hath name thou can not otter
Says the AC to the man with a 6 digit UID.
Because I believe in 'balance of power', and everyone to do what (s)he is doing best. We, the readers and followers, should be aware, and keep our eyes open, for stories that could be submitted. The more, the merrier. The recent case Oracle vs. Google could become a milestone in IT, (software) patent case law. Therefore, what a reader considers 'informative' or 'insightful' should be submitted. (S)he is usually not a professional, but a motivated lay person. So, well done from this side.
The Slashdot staff is paid for balanced judgments of the quality, interest, integrity, relevancy of a submitted story. From on objective, professional perspective. And when I read that underlying 'story' in infoworld, it turned out to be pretty much on the side of a blabbering, non-coherent concatenation of sentences. It is the assigned task to people like timothy to separate the wheat from the chaff. He has failed.
Only since you ask.