It seems as though in the most recent version of Google’s mobile operating system, there are 43 instances of copied Java code that has been copied without permission.

Google is already having a dispute with Oracle about Java patents and copyright material, and this could very well be a large blow against Google’s case.

One blogger examined the files in question and found not just one he felt that was in violation, but rather six files that seemed to have been copied directly from Java. These both exist in Android 2.2 “Froyo” and Android 2.3 “Gingerbread.

Google has taken these licenses and placed them instead under the Apache Software License that it requires all of its users to agree to. It is unlawful to license these files under another name.

There has been some evidence of difference in the code, but unfortunately it can all be traced back to a decompiler rather than to actual differentiation in the code. Google has not replied to these allegations.

These charges were brought against Google sometime in August. Oracle, the new owner of Sun and thus Java, has filed these complaints, but Google claims them to be baseless and deny the infringement.

If Oracle is found in the right, Google will have to pay a licensing fee for each copy of the software, meaning every mobile device loaded with Android would have to pass on some of its money to Oracle. If Google were to put a price on its operating system, it would perhaps detract some companies from using it as it would lose it’s nicest feature: It’s free.

It seems as though in the most recent version of Google’s mobile operating system, there are 43 instances of copied Java code that has been copied without permission.

Google is already having a dispute with Oracle about Java patents and copyright material, and this could very well be a large blow against Google’s case.

One blogger examined the files in question and found not just one he felt that was in violation, but rather six files that seemed to have been copied directly from Java. These both exist in Android 2.2 “Froyo” and Android 2.3 “Gingerbread.

Google has taken these licenses and placed them instead under the Apache Software License that it requires all of its users to agree to. It is unlawful to license these files under another name.

There has been some evidence of difference in the code, but unfortunately it can all be traced back to a decompiler rather than to actual differentiation in the code. Google has not replied to these allegations.

These charges were brought against Google sometime in August. Oracle, the new owner of Sun and thus Java, has filed these complaints, but Google claims them to be baseless and deny the infringement.

If Oracle is found in the right, Google will have to pay a licensing fee for each copy of the software, meaning every mobile device loaded with Android would have to pass on some of its money to Oracle. If Google were to put a price on its operating system, it would perhaps detract some companies from using it as it would lose it’s nicest feature: It’s free.