Android contains code copied from Java?

By Matthew Chung on 01/21/2011 08:47 PDT

The legal battle between Oracle’s Java and Google’s Android has been going on for a while and now it seems that it might actually have a case. It has been discovered that at least 43 Android source files appear to have been directly copied from Java. Some other files in Android Froyo and Gingerbread also appear to have been decompiled from the Java 2 Standard Edition and redistributed under the Apache open source license without permission. In simple terms, it more or less looks like Google copied Oracle’s Java code, swapped the license and shipped it out the door. These legal battles are always lengthy and expensive, but hopefully a resolution will be found soon.

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Android Android is mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license.

Google Google is an Internet Search company with profits mainly derived from its AdWords advertising program. Google is also known for other high-profile web-related products such as Chrome, GMail, Google Docs or Google Map, and it has also made a very successful entry into the mobile handset market with its Android mobile operating system. The company was created in 1998 and went public in 2004. Google is one of the most visited site in the world.

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