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Oracle Claims Google 'Directly Copied' Our Java Code

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-not-fair dept.

itwbennett writes "On Wednesday, Oracle amended the lawsuit it filed against Google in August, saying that 'approximately one third of Android's Application Programmer Interface (API) packages' are 'derivative of Oracle's copyrighted Java API packages' and related documents. In particular, 'the infringed elements of Oracle America's copyrighted work include Java method and class names, definitions, organization, and parameters; the structure, organization and content of Java class libraries; and the content and organization of Java's documentation,' Oracle says. 'In at least several instances, Android computer program code also was directly copied from copyrighted Oracle America code,' Oracle alleges."

3 of 675 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Here we go again (SCO) by pitdingo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    who controls the c# specification? I am not talking about what organization rubber stamped it, but what standards body controls it?

  2. Re:Um, isn't java code GPL? by AuMatar · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    We have one. It has the side benefits of being faster than Java,not having annoying bugs like garbage collection, and being applicable on anything from embedded devices to PCs. It's called C++, and the smart people never stopped using it.

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  3. Re:Here we go again (SCO) by GooberToo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Java is almost always slower and typically by a wide margin. When its not slower its typically some obscure corner case which rarely affects runtime performance, or where the C code is lacking in optimization. If you have some Java code which runs 5x faster than C code, it screams the C code was complete crap and nowhere near optimal. Its kind of like bragging how much smarter you are than the retarded kid down the street.