Oracle vs Google: Copyright Claims Must Remain

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday August 23, 2011 @08:20AM from the write-once-sue-everyone dept.

swandives writes "More in the Oracle/Google patent infringement saga. Oracle says no court has ever found that APIs for software like Java are ineligible for copyright protection. The claims were made in its objection to Google's request that the court make a summary judgment on Oracle's copyright allegations. In early August, Google asked the judge to rule that Google doesn't infringe Oracle copyright in its implementation of Android. In an objection to that request, Oracle asked the judge to let the charge go to trial. Earlier, Judge Alsup denied Google's attempt to get a potentially damaging e-mail redacted. Looks like this one could take a while."

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Aaaaand, enter full bastardry. by unity100 · 2011-08-23 08:24 · Score: 1, Troll

What does this mean for the future of Java users and developers ? will we be oracle's bitches ?

i would like to let anyone know that i wont, if it comes to that.

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Google stole Java, and everyone knows it by Anonymous Coward · 2011-08-23 08:32 · Score: -1, Troll

It's completely fucking obvious, they need to pony up, or when the hammer falls, the Android platform and the entire ecosystem will be destroyed.
The Microsoft java case set enough precedent. Google basically went ahead with "we're above the law, because we are big enough to be", because they didn't see Sun as a powerful enough entity to challenge them.
Theives. Liars. Bad tech. Sloppy coders. It's a fucking marketing company, and not a very reputable one.
F google.