Oracle Claims Google Stole Java Code
Back in August, Oracle joined the list of companies suing Google over various elements of the open source Android operating system. Now the lawsuit has been updated with a claim that Google "directly copied" Oracle's Java code. It looks like Oracle is contending that Google is not just using code that functions in a way that infringed patents, but rather that they took code directly from Oracle (or Sun at the time).
The updated legal documents contain code snippets that Oracle says show copyright infringement. In all, Oracle is claiming that one third of Google's Java APIs are infringing on Oracle's Java API packages. Google has, in the past, called Oracle's claims "baseless".
Oracle also accused Google of violating some Java patents, and that part of the suit remains unaltered. Google hasn't responded to these new claims as of yet. We'll have to wait and see what they have to say to this.

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sniggler
October 29, 2010 at 9:03am
It's greedy power-hungry freaks like Larry Ellison who are trying to bring death to the open-source world...
Even Steve Ballmer has accepted the presence of open-source.
Seriously Larry Ellision, go suck an egg... Wow, if it wasn't for Java, you may not be where you are today... Loser
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Blues22475
October 29, 2010 at 6:55am
...getting real annoying to hear that Oracle is trying to sue everybody and their mom for use Java. As it's already stated, it's open source so why are you suing someone for OPEN SOURCE?!
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praetor_alpha
October 29, 2010 at 4:46am
Java has been open source for years. How can you possibly steal open source?
If Oracle keeps doing shit like this, I might abandon Java and go Python or PHP.
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mesiah
October 28, 2010 at 9:58pm
We all knew nothing good would come from oracle's acquisition of sun. This is just the beginning.
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monkeykid753
October 28, 2010 at 9:04pm
Dear Oracle,
Stop ruining great products.
Wait--no...
Stop ruining THE BEST SOFTWARE THIS WORLD HAS.
Thanks,
OracleHater486123
PS Stop acting like Steve Jobs v2. You really are turning into a Steven. And Stevens are always bad (yeah, Ballmer is "meh").
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Walnut
October 28, 2010 at 3:42pm
I really don't care. Oracle can go collectively drown in a trough of shit.
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Danthrax66
October 28, 2010 at 3:37pm
This is what happens when a good company that produces a free product gets bought by douchebags fuck oracle.
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