In 2010 Oracle sued Google, claiming that the Android OS infringes on patents and copyrights held by Oracle. As of today, this lawsuit has received two verdicts, several significant judicial decisions, and an appeal to the US supreme court has been filed.

This case raises important questions regarding defending copyrights on software in general and the validity of open source licenses in particular. In this lecture we will give an overview of the technological and legal background of the case, and its influence on open source.

About Eli Greenbaum

Eli is a partner in the Igal Arnon law firm. He has a masters degree in practical physics from Columbia University and studied law at Yale. He has vast experience in the legal issues of open source and has authored several important articles on the subject.