Oracle Against Google Lawsuit; Partial Verdict

By Jane Gracielo, on May 5th, 2012%
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A federal court in San Francisco reported it had came to a partial judgement in the lawsuit filed by Oracle accusing the internet giant, Google,  of taking their technology without permission for the well-known Android smartphone. Still in the process of coming to a certain decision, the hearing will continue in the future for further investigations and the jury was sent home.

In the lawsuit, Oracle says Android operating system of Google replicated components of the Java programming language created by Sun Microsystems, a company acquired by Oracle in January 2010 for $7 billion. The lawsuit states infractions . . . → Read More: Oracle Against Google Lawsuit; Partial Verdict

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Google Clarifies Sun Microsystems Partnership Rejection

By Jan Paul Ronaldo Manching, on July 24th, 2011%
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The lawyer of Google stated that in 2006 Google refused to sign a US$100 million contract with Sun Microsystems as payment in royalties to use Java in building then new operating system, Android, before Oracle got the bankrupt company with the programming language’s patents and copyrights.

Robert Van Nest, Google attorney, clarified the accusations concerning the search giant’s US$100 million proposal in 2006 to join forces with Sun Microsystems, informing that the agreement was for a tech partnership to build Android together, not presently for Java copyright licensing.

For the moment, a court decided . . . → Read More: Google Clarifies Sun Microsystems Partnership Rejection

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