Oracle's case against Google in pictures

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  • Oracle-Google suit: What Google said before the lawsuit

    Oracle-Google suit: What Google said before the lawsuit

    Oracle's suit against Google over unauthorised use of Java code in Android has finally reached court, in a trial that could ultimately determine whether programming languages can be copyrighted.

    The dispute centres on whether Google's mobile OS infringes on copyright and patents related to Java, which Oracle picked up in its purchase of Sun. In particular, it will hinge on whether a licence is needed for the use of the programming language in the software development kit for the Android software stack and on Android's use of the Dalvik virtual machine, which supports Java-scripted apps.

    On Tuesday, Oracle delivered a 91-page slide presentation outlining its main arguments as the case got under way. This is a selection of the slides, which cover emails and quotes from Google executives to support Oracle's contention that the company deliberately ignored or tried to get around Java's licence requirements.

    Source: Oracle

    Caption by: Karen Friar

  • Oracle-Google suit: What we will prove

    Oracle-Google suit: What we will prove

    Oracle hopes to convince Judge William Alsup of six key points, which underpin its argument that Google is profiting from the use of Java technology that it should be paying for.

    Source: Oracle

    Caption by: Karen Friar

  • Oracle-Google suit: What Google copied

    Oracle-Google suit: What Google copied

    The Java intellectual property highlighted by Oracle in its evidence in San Francisco's district court will focus on two APIs and code that it alleges Google copied in Android.

    Source: Oracle

    Caption by: Karen Friar

  • Oracle-Google suit: Timeline

    Oracle-Google suit: Timeline

    The timeline of relevant events produced by Oracle reaches back to 1991, when Sun began the project that would eventually turn out as Java.

    Source: Oracle

    Caption by: Karen Friar

  • Oracle-Google suit: Copyrighted Java APIs

    Oracle-Google suit: Copyrighted Java APIs

    An email sent by Andy Rubin, who now heads Google's mobile and digital content business, sent to engineering manager Greg Stein. This covers the 'TCK', the code compatibility test that companies wanting to license Java must carry out.

    Source: Oracle

    Caption by: Karen Friar

  • Oracle-Google suit: Clean room implementation

    Oracle-Google suit: Clean room implementation

    In a 'clean room implementation', developers are given access to a specification but not to any examples of code, to try to eliminate outside influences.

    Source: Oracle

    Caption by: Karen Friar

  • Oracle-Google suit: Google's employees consulted Sun's copyrighted Java

    Oracle-Google suit: Google's employees consulted Sun's copyrighted Java

    In an individual deposition in the long-running legal battle, Google employee Bob Lee gave evidence on what he had done while working on APIs for Android.

    Source: Oracle

    Caption by: Karen Friar

  • Oracle-Google suit: Android fragmentation

    Oracle-Google suit: Android fragmentation

    An email sent by Rubin to Google's chief executive Larry Page, suggesting the company should pay Sun for the right to use the Java Virtual Machine in its open-source OS.

    Source: Oracle

    Caption by: Karen Friar

  • Oracle-Google suit: Why are we here?

    Oracle-Google suit: Why are we here?

    An email sent by software engineer Tim Lindholm, who had headed up Java work at Sun, sent to Rubin and advising for the need to negiotiate a licence.

    Source: Oracle

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    Caption by: Karen Friar

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A selection of slides from Oracle's 91-page presentation to court, designed to push its claim that Google needs to pay it billions of dollars for using Java technology in Android

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Oracle-Google suit: What Google said before the lawsuit

Oracle's suit against Google over unauthorised use of Java code in Android has finally reached court, in a trial that could ultimately determine whether programming languages can be copyrighted.

The dispute centres on whether Google's mobile OS infringes on copyright and patents related to Java, which Oracle picked up in its purchase of Sun. In particular, it will hinge on whether a licence is needed for the use of the programming language in the software development kit for the Android software stack and on Android's use of the Dalvik virtual machine, which supports Java-scripted apps.

On Tuesday, Oracle delivered a 91-page slide presentation outlining its main arguments as the case got under way. This is a selection of the slides, which cover emails and quotes from Google executives to support Oracle's contention that the company deliberately ignored or tried to get around Java's licence requirements.

Source: Oracle

Caption by: Karen Friar

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