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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. Google should publish the Android layer under GPL by G3ckoG33k · · Score: 0, Troll

    So, why doesn't Google publish the Android layer under the GPL licence? After all, it does float on top of Linux, which is GPL.

  2. biznat3H by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    WELL-KNoWN windows, SUN or The project

  3. Re:Haw. by Score+Whore · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why screw Oracle and not F*ck You Google for selling me a product you had no legal right to sell me?

    Are you also complaining to the CDC that they are taking away your tainted eggs rather than complaining about the egg producer who has such shitty hygiene and practices that they managed to ship 380 million eggs with possible salmonella contamination?