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| Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, May 13 2012 @ 10:49 AM EDT |
That may be true in general principle.
But the way this is boomeranging back onto Oracle, other
companies may well be deterred by the utter victory that
Google is about to reach.
The message that Google may be trying to send is this: "Sue
us and we will annihilate you, and we will embarrass the
crap out of you besides."
Or there's another, shorter message: "Our lawyers are
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| Authored by: mossc on Sunday, May 13 2012 @ 10:55 AM EDT |
My recollection:
They did not offer to settle.
The made a proposal for damages if found to infringe.
It was widely reported incorrectly outside of groklaw.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: jbb on Sunday, May 13 2012 @ 02:10 PM EDT |
| Oracle hired two very pricey law firms to handle this case. The case was
complicated, it started almost two years ago. I imagine the amount Google
offered didn't even cover Oracle's legal expenses up to that point.
ISTM a
settlement is a fine deterrent as long as the plaintiff ends up losing money on
the deal. What you want to avoid are early settlements where plaintiffs
turn a quick profit. A slow, painful, embarrassing public loss is the best
Google can hope for to deter other trolls.
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than the one we’re in now — the one that we think is reality.
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