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Google To Pay $0 To Oracle In Copyright Case
An anonymous reader writes "In a hearing in the US District Court today, it was determined that Google will pay a net total of nothing for Oracle's patent claims against them. In fact, Google is given 14 days to file an application for Oracle to pay legal fees to Google (in a similar manner to how things are done for frivolous lawsuits). However, it is not quite peaches and roses for Google, as Oracle is planning on appealing the decision in the case.'"
when I buy my cup of Java at DD.
The best part of the article is in how they came up with the zero dollar figure. You can't make this stuff up. Well, I suppose you could...
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Would there be a risk of being considered in contempt of court if one were to write a gigantic novelty check for the value of $Zero, sign it with a flourish, and hand it to the opposing counsel?
Considering that Larry Ellison is buying himself a frikking island, perhaps the slap in the face finally pushed him into super-villainy...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/20/larry-ellisons-island-ora_n_1614130.html
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Appealing
Google: I'm going to write a figure on this piece of paper. It's not quite as large as the last one, but I think you'll find it fair.
Oracle's Lawyers: I think we should take it.
fanboyism
We certainly wouldn't want any of that.
Corporate lawsuits never involve such small numbers.
I believe you meant $00,000,000
and yet only a small step from "6 billion dollars", huh.
Oracle has screwed up so badly even their lawyers are looking horrible.
Google is given 14 days to file an application for Oracle to pay legal fees to Google
Dammit... where is Slashdot's "like" button??
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18529739
only 98% of the island of Lanai thou , the plan was for Google to pay for the other 2% but things didn't quite work out...
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This clearly show that the court is manned by laymen... they should have made the decision that the ammount should be null, not zero.
If it is triple of $0, I think Google can afford it.
perhaps the slap in the face finally pushed him into super-villainy...
I think he has been there for years.
It's just one more purchase in a long line of super villiany like purchases. Think about it. Yachts, Islands, massive Data Centers. It's like he decided to purchase everything he ever saw a James Bond villain have.
I wonder if he has a white cat....
So will the new Oracle headquarters be inside the vulcano on Lanai? Next thing you know, he'll be putting lasers on the moon.
I was promised a flying car. Where is my flying car?
Hopefully it will never be patented.
Sometimes boldness is in fashion. Sometimes only the brave will be bold.
Yeah, that'll end well.
According to the pattern, he will buy the thing, and then go behind those who support and use it, and sue them.
Then sue everyone else who lives on an island because the docks look the same - one end in deep water and the other on the island.
At the same time we should do away with the common misconception that they go "PEW PEW PEW".
while in reality, they go "FOO FOO FOO" and the people they hit go "BAR BAR BAR".