Google beats Oracle—Android makes “fair use” of Java APIs
Oracle has spent many millions trying to get a chunk of Android, to no avail.
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How Oracle made its case against Google, in pictures
Armed with Google's own e-mails, Oracle said "fair use" was nowhere to be found.
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Oracle slams Google to jury: “You don’t take people’s property”
"It takes strength and courage to stand up to Google. That's what Oracle has done."
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Google’s closing argument: Android was built from scratch, the fair way
"Oracle took none of the risk, but wants all the credit, and a lot of the money."
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Oracle v. Google draws to a close, jury sent home until next week
Was Android built the right way? The decision will soon be up to a jury.
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CEO Larry Page defends Google on the stand: “Declaring code is not code”
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Oracle economist: Android stole Java’s “window of opportunity”
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Apache e-mails, shown in court, say Android “ripped off” Oracle IP
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Sun’s head of Java sales: Android was “devastating”
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Oracle Java architect conscripts Harry Potter in making the case against Google
Oracle's expert gives Android a failing grade without the "copied code."
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Oracle CEO: Google’s Android broke Java in two
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Oracle CEO Safra Catz: “We did not buy Sun to file this lawsuit”
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Google puts its expert on the stand to combat Oracle, wraps up its case
"If your students use commercial software, they should pay for it, right?"
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At trial, top Android coder explains Oracle’s questions on “scrubbed” source code
"The S-word and the F-word are not generally considered... professional."
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Top programmer describes Android’s nuts and bolts in Oracle v. Google
On cross, Dan Bornstein is asked about scrubbing the "J-word" from source code.
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Civilization & Discontents
Copyright and consequences: Google’s Andy Rubin defends Android to jury
"A clean room means you don't copy stuff, right, Mr. Rubin?"
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