Even The Judge Wonders What Oracle Is Up To As It Asks For $0 In Copyright Damages From Google
from the procedural dept
Having lost both its patent and copyright claims against Google in somewhat spectacular fashion (remember when it was claiming billions in damages?), Oracle recently agreed in court that it was fine with receiving $0 in statutory damages for the short snippets of code that were copied. This even took the judge by surprise, who asked if there was a "catch" he should be aware of. The issue is one that is really more procedural than anything else: everyone realizes that the only thing that matters now is what happens in the appeal, and if Oracle happens to win the appeal, it can revisit the damages question. Either way, however, it is a bit symbolic to see Oracle "accept" $0 in damages. And, of course, there is still one more part to this round in district court, which is that Google is expected to seek attorneys' fees from Oracle as well -- meaning that Oracle's plan to get billions from Google may turn into not just a loss, but a really, really expensive loss.
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As far fetched as that seems to be, with all the hack nonsense that goes on these days in the legal system, it just seems a possible motive.
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it's a bait-and-switch kind of thing.
really sneaky and underhanded if you ask me.
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Typo
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Goolge works fine too...
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I've got ad blockers, flash block, etc...
No big deal... doesn't bother me now.
But just sayin'....
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If you're getting more than those, you might want to check your browser or system for something else that is generating them.
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Er... where? If that's true it's certainly NOT intended. We've never forced audio on people on purpose. If you're aware of it happening, let us know so we can stop it.
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Settle instead of lose?
Not sure if I'm really reading this correctly.
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On a side note, I see the Oracle guy just bough a Hawaiian island. Are they going to be prepping their appeal from their new volcano based lair?
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Can you say 'legal precedent'?
If so it wouldn't matter that they didn't actually get any money out of the deal, they still have a case that they can go back to and point to the fact that they 'won', which would be worth much more money than they could expect from google at this point.
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0 would be fine too
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honestly, this comment is kinda dumb from any and all angles. I'm sorry, but it is.
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Stupid question...
Zero dollars is not an amount of dollars, and it is absolutely and exactly equivalent to NOTHING at ALL.
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For instance if zero were a simple indication of nothing at all, exactly and absolutely nothing, then strange things like a lack of oxygen might crop up spontaneously.
At that point i'd expect you'd find that zero dollars is significantly different than nothing.
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You make it sound hard.
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"more easily" is the equivalent of...
Anony-math in action!
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The Biggest Winner In All This Is David Boies
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They’re Not Asking For Zero Dollars ...
Mark my words, even in giving up damages, Oracle is determined to make it sting for Google to not pay this.
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