An apparent error during the discovery stage of its court battle with Oracle could prove costly for Google
In the end it was a search that let Google down.
The company suffered a setback in its patent dispute with Oracle last week when a U.S. judge denied Google's request to keep an internal Google email out of the case record. The email, written by a Google engineer, could suggest to a jury that Google knew it needed a license to use Sun's -- now Oracle's -- Java technology in Android.
Ironically, considering this is Google, organizer of the world's information, the email might never have seen the light of day if the search tools used to identify documents covered by attorney-client privilege had done their job, legal experts said.
The incident also shines a light on an area of technology -- electronic discovery -- that's creating big challenges for lawyers as more communication moves online. And it helps explain why Hewlett-Packard is willing to spend US$10 billion to buy Autonomy, one of the biggest providers of e-discovery software and services.
The Google incident apparently stems from a mistake by one of the top law firms it hired to fight Oracle's lawsuit, which accuses Google of patent and copyright infringement in Android. It's a high-stakes case that could potentially cost Google billions of dollars in damages, and force it to start charging handset makers a license fee for Android.
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Source: computerworld.com
In the end it was a search that let Google down.
The company suffered a setback in its patent dispute with Oracle last week when a U.S. judge denied Google's request to keep an internal Google email out of the case record. The email, written by a Google engineer, could suggest to a jury that Google knew it needed a license to use Sun's -- now Oracle's -- Java technology in Android.
Ironically, considering this is Google, organizer of the world's information, the email might never have seen the light of day if the search tools used to identify documents covered by attorney-client privilege had done their job, legal experts said.
The incident also shines a light on an area of technology -- electronic discovery -- that's creating big challenges for lawyers as more communication moves online. And it helps explain why Hewlett-Packard is willing to spend US$10 billion to buy Autonomy, one of the biggest providers of e-discovery software and services.
The Google incident apparently stems from a mistake by one of the top law firms it hired to fight Oracle's lawsuit, which accuses Google of patent and copyright infringement in Android. It's a high-stakes case that could potentially cost Google billions of dollars in damages, and force it to start charging handset makers a license fee for Android.
To Continue Reading: Click Here
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Source: computerworld.com
By: James Niccolai
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