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| − | Sun paid $92 million to Kodak for protection against patents that Kodak claimed were being infringed by Sun's Java | + | Sun paid $92 million to Kodak for protection against patents that Kodak claimed were being infringed by Sun's Java software.<ref>http://blogs.sun.com/Gregp/entry/are_software_patents_useful</ref><ref>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/04/kodak_wins_java/</ref> Kodak originally asked for $1 billion.<ref>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/07/kodak_sun_settle/</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:09, 20 August 2009
(NOTE: Sun Microsystem is in the process of being bought by Oracle. This page will probably remain after the merger.)
Sun Microsystems inc. (Sun) is a hardware and software company that has fought against software patents.
Paying Kodak for nothing
Sun paid $92 million to Kodak for protection against patents that Kodak claimed were being infringed by Sun's Java software.[1][2] Kodak originally asked for $1 billion.[3]
