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Google Says 3rd Parties Would Be Liable For Java Infringement

Posted by timothy on from the that-guy-did-it dept.

angry tapir writes "Third parties, not Google, would be liable for any Java copyright violations in the Android mobile OS, according to a filing Google made in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Oracle sued Google in August over a number of alleged Java patent and copyright violations in Android."

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  1. Re:nice by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think it may be Oracle that's left "twisting in the wind". Google is a huge target, but suing several dozen developers instead is probably not going to be nearly as easy or lucrative.

    Does it have to be lucrative or just effective at preventing anyone from using it without a licensing fee?

  2. Re:nice by h4rr4r · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Rent seeking the last refuge of the truly un-innovative.