Oracle: Google directly copied Java code in Android

“Oracle amended its Java complaint against Google over Android patent infringement and provided line-by-line comparisons in its exhibits,” Larry Dignan reports for ZDNet.

“In its tweaked complaint, Oracle ups the ante against Google, who has called the lawsuit baseless,” Dignan reports. “Oracle, which first sued Google over Android in August, said: In at least several instances, Android computer program code also was directly copied from copyrighted Oracle America code. For example, as may be readily seen in Exhibit J, the source code in Android’s “PolicyNodeImpl.java” class is nearly identical to “PolicyNodeImpl.java” in Oracle America’s Java, not just in name, but in the source code on a line-for-line basis.

Dignan reports, “Indeed, if you look at those exhibits the lines of code are identical.”

Full article here.

MacDailyNews Take: Smoking gun.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “jax44” for the heads up.]

106 Comments

  1. @Stephen

    I heard it is a trojan, you must actually download it yourself. Then you have to run it to cause harm to your mac. So basically I think you can protect your private data with an antivirus software called “brain 1.0”. It’s free, bit not available to everybody.

    [Did I get this right? I am not a computer expert, just my friend told me so (he’s an IT-guy, windows support…). So maybe I am wrong about it. But no problem, I’m sure Bizzarro will correct me…]

  2. @Stephen

    I heard it is a trojan, you must actually download it yourself. Then you have to run it to cause harm to your mac. So basically I think you can protect your private data with an antivirus software called “brain 1.0”. It’s free, bit not available to everybody.

    [Did I get this right? I am not a computer expert, just my friend told me so (he’s an IT-guy, windows support…). So maybe I am wrong about it. But no problem, I’m sure Bizzarro will correct me…]

  3. @Asterix

    I heard it was embedded in an html page.

    but I hate java anyway (i’m still stung from finely learning the window library only to find that they completely rearrange everything every 6 months :/)
    and java applications on the mac tend to suck anyways

  4. @Asterix

    I heard it was embedded in an html page.

    but I hate java anyway (i’m still stung from finely learning the window library only to find that they completely rearrange everything every 6 months :/)
    and java applications on the mac tend to suck anyways

  5. FUD…pure and simple.

    Dalvik (Google’s) is a clean room version of a java-like language (syntax, etc, which is similar for many of the c-family language- except objective-c) that compiles into different byte code and runs on a different Virtual machine to the JRE from sun/oracle. So good luck. By that argument oracle should go after microsh*t for C# since it borrows VERY heavily from Java. But Larry the Lizard won’t do that because that’d be very unproductive.

    So when the dust clears, it’ll be a waste of time. *Yawn*

  6. FUD…pure and simple.

    Dalvik (Google’s) is a clean room version of a java-like language (syntax, etc, which is similar for many of the c-family language- except objective-c) that compiles into different byte code and runs on a different Virtual machine to the JRE from sun/oracle. So good luck. By that argument oracle should go after microsh*t for C# since it borrows VERY heavily from Java. But Larry the Lizard won’t do that because that’d be very unproductive.

    So when the dust clears, it’ll be a waste of time. *Yawn*

  7. @Mike Bizarro

    Hence the name Mike Bizarro, you have proved your point on how “bizarro” you are. Your theory of “open source” is pointless and baseless. I advise you keep your dignity by tucking your tail low between your ass by doing some research and STFU.

  8. @Mike Bizarro

    Hence the name Mike Bizarro, you have proved your point on how “bizarro” you are. Your theory of “open source” is pointless and baseless. I advise you keep your dignity by tucking your tail low between your ass by doing some research and STFU.

  9. @bizarro

    Thanks for your points. You might consider visiting other sites to share your thoughts, however. This place isn’t exactly crowded by unbiased, open minded entities. Just look at the regular “MDN Takes” and you’ll get the
    drift.

    Cheers

  10. @bizarro

    Thanks for your points. You might consider visiting other sites to share your thoughts, however. This place isn’t exactly crowded by unbiased, open minded entities. Just look at the regular “MDN Takes” and you’ll get the
    drift.

    Cheers

  11. Like Microsoft Google will be found guilty. The only question is what will the court do about it? give Google a little slap on the hand and say don’t do that anymore! Or, will the court get some real stones and put an end Google Theft. Google is the worse possible company to hold any type of clout in the tech sector. Creepy Sick Eric is the wrong CEO to have any type of authoritative position with the government.

    The Top Ten Creepy and Sick CEO’s that should have no Authoritative power or position with the Government:
    1. Eric Schmidt
    2. Mark Zuckerberg
    3. Jeff Bezos
    4. Steve Ballmer
    5. Howard Stringer
    6. Werner Wenning
    7. Bruce Bond
    8. Ivan Seidenberg
    9.Shantanu Narayen
    10. Akio Toyoda

  12. Like Microsoft Google will be found guilty. The only question is what will the court do about it? give Google a little slap on the hand and say don’t do that anymore! Or, will the court get some real stones and put an end Google Theft. Google is the worse possible company to hold any type of clout in the tech sector. Creepy Sick Eric is the wrong CEO to have any type of authoritative position with the government.

    The Top Ten Creepy and Sick CEO’s that should have no Authoritative power or position with the Government:
    1. Eric Schmidt
    2. Mark Zuckerberg
    3. Jeff Bezos
    4. Steve Ballmer
    5. Howard Stringer
    6. Werner Wenning
    7. Bruce Bond
    8. Ivan Seidenberg
    9.Shantanu Narayen
    10. Akio Toyoda

  13. Now let’s see…. Google stole the interface from Apple’s and also stole the under the hood code from Sun. Sweet!
    But, that’s all ok because it’s an “open source” project.

    Mark Bizzarro, wow dude, you read up on the different (differences between) open source licenses, before espousing (completely groundless) opinions.

  14. Now let’s see…. Google stole the interface from Apple’s and also stole the under the hood code from Sun. Sweet!
    But, that’s all ok because it’s an “open source” project.

    Mark Bizzarro, wow dude, you read up on the different (differences between) open source licenses, before espousing (completely groundless) opinions.

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