Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc.
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AGENDA FOR THURSDAY HEARING (May 5, 2016 at 9:30 AM). Final Pretrial Conference set for 5/5/2016 09:30 AM in Courtroom 8, 19th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 5/4/2016. (whasec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/4/2016)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ORACLE AMERICA, INC.,
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For the Northern District of California
United States District Court
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Plaintiff,
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GOOGLE INC.,
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AGENDA FOR THURSDAY HEARING
Defendant.
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No. C 10-03561 WHA
Tomorrow (Thursday), at 9:30 a.m., we will have a hearing to address the questions
below regarding GPLv2+CE and related issues:
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Precisely when and how was the Classpath Exception first
extended by Sun to the 37 APIs in question.
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When and how did GNU do so?
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What in the GPLv2+CE would have barred/allowed any company
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from developing and distributing a product generally like Android in the
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commercial way that Google did for Android?
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What exactly is “linking”? What is the difference between
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“linking” and “incorporating code”? What is an “executable”? What is
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“copyleft”? What is “viral”? What difference under GPLv2+CE did it make if
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the secondary product was a “derivative”?
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Did the TCK apply to OpenJDK under the GPLv2+CE? Or to
GNU Classpath under GPLv2+CE?
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Point out the precise paragraphs (three at most) in the GPLv2+CE
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that make your point. Point out the precise language in FAQs and Sun or Google
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statements that make your point (three at most).
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What was the advantage of the Apache license over GPLv2+CE?
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How far along on the development timeline was Google when the
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37 APIs became available under GPLv2+CE?
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What is the best usable proof that any company other than Google
actually released a product in reliance on GPLv2+CE and OpenJDK (or GNU
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For the Northern District of California
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Classpath)? Google counsel keep saying in court that IBM “did it” but the “it”
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has never been spelled out. What is the actual and specific proof?
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Google wishes to present evidence that it thought the items in
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question were not copyrightable. How can we get into that without explaining the
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appellate holding that came later?
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Time will be short. No other issues will be on the agenda. Counsel will please be
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forthright, complete, know the answers, and not slide over to your memorized talking points.
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Please, the Court needs help — illumination, not heat. Please bring highlighted copies of
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relevant license agreements (GPLv2+CE) and FAQs and documents then extant. Yes, the judge
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knows that Google actually rejected OpenJDK for Android but right now the Court needs to
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learn whether OpenJDK would have been a viable alternative.
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Please do not bring up other pending motions or items. The Court has worked hard to
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issue memorandum rulings on a multitude of in limine motions and is still working on others, but
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some simply will not be finished before the opening statements, as all were warned weeks ago,
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and counsel will be ordered not to refer to certain items still “hanging fire.” It would have
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helped immensely had counsel stipulated to certain needlessly contentious points, like those
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referred to Judge Kim for mediation.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: May 4, 2016.
WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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