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Re:Jury in Oracle v. Google has reached a verdict on all que... by jerf on Friday May 04, 2012 @08:55PM (#3930979)
I can't speak for everyone, but for me, flip the names on the case and I'll take the same side on the issues as I do now. What Oracle's argument has pivoted into is catastrophic if they win with it. It makes our patent mess look pedestrian. It's so catastrophic that I don't think there's any chance of it actually staying in their favor, even if it takes direct legislative action, but ye gods will it cause an epic, industry-stalling mess in the meantime.
Re:Jury in Oracle v. Google has reached a verdict on all que... by brudgers on Friday May 04, 2012 @09:41PM (#3931093)
Google's business model built upon a disregard for everyone's IP has pretty significant implications as well.