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Oracle sues Google over use of Java in Android

Google faces a copyright- and patent-infringement lawsuit over its use of Java in the Android development platform.

…Prior to its acquisition by Oracle, Sun proved hostile to the Harmony Project, the Apache Software Foundation’s attempt to build an Apache-licensed Java SE implementation. In addition to Dalvik, Google also uses Harmony’s class libraries in Android, which has apparently aroused the ire of Oracle.In the complaint, a copy of which was posted on VentureBeat, Oracle claims that Android, the Android SDK, and Dalvik all infringe on seven patents owned by the database giant. Oracle also accuses Google of “knowingly, willingly, and unlawfully” copying, preparing, publishing, and distributed its IP.The fact that Oracle has chosen to sue Google over its implementation is sure to cause concern in the wider Java community.
Neither Oracle nor Google responded to our requests for comment in time for publication….

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Free Speech Lawsuit: NYC Bans "911 Images"

It seems that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg invokes certain freedoms only when they serve his 2012 agenda — and freedom of speech is not high on his list…..> >

…is now widening his ayatollah-like power-grab to imposing blasphemy laws (Islamic sharia laws) on the secular marketplace. Bloomberg’s frenzied Ground Zero mosque push may have inspired al-Azhar clerics to oppose the Ground Zero Mosque, calling it a “a zionist plot.”Last month, I signed a contract with CBS Outdoor to run a “Preservation of Ground Zero” bus ad campaign. The campaign was paid for in full.Here is the ad I submitted:The ad was refused. When I asked on what grounds, CBS Outdoor told me that the city said that “images of 911 were not allowed.” I was floored. I said, “It is American history. How can it be banned? What about Pearl Harbor? Is that censored, too? On what grounds are 911 images banned? It is unconscionable.”The CBS Outdoor representative told me, “You can’t run the plane.”I asked CBS/MTA to provide me with the guidelines for these seventh-century censorship restrictions. They never did. And so, with the help of my art director, the talented and singular Big Fur Hat, I removed the plane…

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