Google To Pay $0 To Oracle In Copyright Case 250
An anonymous reader writes "In a hearing in the US District Court today, it was determined that Google will pay a net total of nothing for Oracle's patent claims against them. In fact, Google is given 14 days to file an application for Oracle to pay legal fees to Google (in a similar manner to how things are done for frivolous lawsuits). However, it is not quite peaches and roses for Google, as Oracle is planning on appealing the decision in the case.'"
$0? Even I usually tip 25 cents (Score:1, Funny)
when I buy my cup of Java at DD.
Cute (Score:5, Funny)
Out of curiosity... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Oracle (Score:5, Funny)
Considering that Larry Ellison is buying himself a frikking island, perhaps the slap in the face finally pushed him into super-villainy...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/20/larry-ellisons-island-ora_n_1614130.html [huffingtonpost.com]
Obligatory: I don't think anyone will find Oracle (Score:5, Funny)
Appealing
I think I know how this went down (Score:5, Funny)
Google: I'm going to write a figure on this piece of paper. It's not quite as large as the last one, but I think you'll find it fair.
Oracle's Lawyers: I think we should take it.
Re:Weird ruling (Score:4, Funny)
fanboyism
We certainly wouldn't want any of that.
You dropped some zeroes there (Score:5, Funny)
Corporate lawsuits never involve such small numbers.
I believe you meant $00,000,000
Re:Oracle (Score:4, Funny)
and yet only a small step from "6 billion dollars", huh.
Oracle has screwed up so badly even their lawyers are looking horrible.
Like? (Score:5, Funny)
Google is given 14 days to file an application for Oracle to pay legal fees to Google
Dammit... where is Slashdot's "like" button??
Re:Oracle (Score:4, Funny)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18529739 [bbc.co.uk]
only 98% of the island of Lanai thou , the plan was for Google to pay for the other 2% but things didn't quite work out...
laymen... (Score:3, Funny)
This clearly show that the court is manned by laymen... they should have made the decision that the ammount should be null, not zero.
Re:A positive spin, according to expert Mueller (Score:5, Funny)
If it is triple of $0, I think Google can afford it.
Re:Oracle (Score:5, Funny)
perhaps the slap in the face finally pushed him into super-villainy...
I think he has been there for years.
It's just one more purchase in a long line of super villiany like purchases. Think about it. Yachts, Islands, massive Data Centers. It's like he decided to purchase everything he ever saw a James Bond villain have.
I wonder if he has a white cat....
New Headquarters (Score:4, Funny)
Oracle wanted $6Billion -- Judge chopped one digit (Score:3, Funny)
Hopefully it will never be patented.
Re:New Headquarters (Score:3, Funny)
So will the new Oracle headquarters be inside the vulcano on Lanai? Next thing you know, he'll be putting lasers on the moon.
Or on his sharks. Maybe even make: LAWYER SHARKS WITH FREAKING LAZERS ATTACHED TO THEIR HEAD! Let's see a judge deny him his monies then.
Re:Oracle (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, that'll end well.
According to the pattern, he will buy the thing, and then go behind those who support and use it, and sue them.
Then sue everyone else who lives on an island because the docks look the same - one end in deep water and the other on the island.
Re:Ztimulated? (Score:5, Funny)
At the same time we should do away with the common misconception that they go "PEW PEW PEW".
while in reality, they go "FOO FOO FOO" and the people they hit go "BAR BAR BAR".