Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt defended his company’s actions regarding Java and Android as he took the witness stand Tuesday during Google’s ongoing trial, in which the company stands accused of misusing Java programming code in the development of its mobile operating system. Oracle, which acquired rights to Java when it bought Sun Microsystems in 2010, has charged Google with infringing on Java patents and copyrights for use in the Android software. Oracle claims that Google uses Java application program interfaces without a license.
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Schmidt: Sun Was Warm to Java Arrangement
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani April 25, 2012 10:43 AMGoogle Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt defended his company’s actions regarding Java and Android as he took the witness stand Tuesday during Google’s ongoing trial, in which the company stands accused of misusing Java programming code in the development of its mobile operating system. Oracle, which acquired rights to Java when it bought Sun Microsystems in 2010, has charged Google with infringing on Java patents and copyrights for use in the Android software. Oracle claims that Google uses Java application program interfaces without a license.