Oracle Claims Google 'Directly Copied' Our Java Code

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday October 28, 2010 @02:42AM 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."

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Re:Most Hated by PatPending · 2010-10-28 02:56 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Larry Elison, to become the most hated man in the World.
I didn't realize Mr. Ellison was a Conservative.

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Re:Um, isn't java code GPL? by H0p313ss · 2010-10-28 05:45 · Score: 0, Offtopic

40% Troll 40% Insightful 20% Flamebait
Looks like I hurt someone's feelings... but 40% of moderators agree *sigh*

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