Oracle Claims Google 'Directly Copied' Our Java Code

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."

Comments

Re:I have to wonder

[characterZer0]

how did Google get their hands on it in the first place?

aptitude install sun-java6-source

Re:The new Axis of Evil has formed...

[somersault]

I wonder who will they make Chairman of this MAO group? Actually Steve has the most experience with chairs, so he should probably be the new Chairman MAO.

Google Buy Oracle

[freeshoes]

Google should just buy Oracle, then it could develop OO etc to kill MS Office.

Re:Um, isn't java code GPL?

[s73v3r]

No problem. Just put this at the top of your code:

    from future import braces

Re:You don't know what the fuck you are talking ab

[Lord Ender]

The last thing I'd like to do, was defend Oracle. But arguments need to be correct, complete, and relevant.

Welcome to the internet! You must be new here. But don't worry; there are only a few simple ground-rules. First of all, understand that the highest form of argument is to compare your opponent to Hitler. Failing that, rephrase your opponent's position in terms of a car analogy. And most important of all--discredit your opponent in every post by referring to him as a "troll."

To complicate the matter, being correct, complete, and relevant doesn't matter a bit if your opponent has citations. There is no citation more trust-worthy than an obscure blog. Build a library of biased, inflammatory blogs which tend to back your own positions; this is your only defense.

Now go to it! I'll get you started: "A language specification is like an engine schematic. This is the Free World; we don't just give our engine designs away. Remember Volkswagen got its start when Hitler shared specifications... I mean, are you even being serious, or are you just trolling? As you can see in this blog..."