ORACLE AMERICA, INC. v. GOOGLE LLC

[Eclecticguy]

Oracle moves one  stage further toward getting a ~$9.3 billion settlement from Google and possibly crippling Android development. 

 

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

 

ORACLE AMERICA, INC.,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
GOOGLE LLC,
Defendant-Cross-Appellant
                ______________________
2017-1118, 2017-1202
                ______________________
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in No. 3:10-cv-03561- WHA, Judge William H. Alsup.
                ______________________
Decided: March 27, 2018
                ______________________

 

“Because we conclude that Google’s use of the Java API packages was not fair as a matter of law, we reverse the district court’s decisions denying Oracle’s motions for JMOL and remand for a trial on damages. We also dis-miss Google’s cross-appeal.”

 

http://www.zdnet.com/article/android-p-is-for-poisoned-platform/?bhid=22230917239287339273949088071247&ftag=TRE-03-10aaa6b

 

Older topic thread and whole brief below.

 

[Guest]

Yeah I'm not really worried about Android's development being crippled anytime soon, at least not from this. For one Android has been using OpenJDK based apis since nougat, has a few alternatives outside of java, and it isn't like companies will just run nillywilly away from Android over another settlement. Google will just appeal it like usual and we won't see an immediate effect for some time. (Be it in favor of Google or Oracle)

 

(I really didn't expect this amount of alarmist/sensationalist writing from Zdnet of all places...)

Edited March 29, 2018 by Guest
Better clarified ending.

[Beskamir]

Oracle should just do us all a service and die taking Java and all the other shit they've got with them.

[Guest]

sounds like a class action lawsuit

[Guest]

Just now, RorzNZ said:

sounds like a class action lawsuit

That was... good ?

[Arika]

[dalekphalm]

13 hours ago, Sierra Fox said:

According to nerds, Tony has about ~$3Bn more than Bruce. Both are stupid wealthy.

[Snapperx]

13 hours ago, Sierra Fox said:

Someone has time to edit it so its Oracle and Google?

[mr moose]

16 hours ago, ElfFriend said:

Oracle should just do us all a service and die taking Java and all the other shit they've got with them.

Hmm,  what a choice google or oracle?  one gives us free shit, the other actually values our privacy more.