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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (18834)	8/23/1999 11:39:00 PM
From: Michael F. Donadio	Read Replies (3) of 64865

Sun Microsystems, Inc. Statement on 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling biz.yahoo.com PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. issued the following statement today: In November 1998, Judge Whyte granted Sun an injunction against Microsoft's distribution of incompatible products implementing the Java technology. The District Court held that Microsoft infringed Sun's copyrights by distributing incompatible products. The District Court also held that Microsoft had engaged in unfair competition by requiring its licensees to distribute only Microsoft's incompatible products. In January 1999, Microsoft appealed Judge Whyte's order to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Judge Whyte's determination that Sun is likely to prevail on its claim that Microsoft violated its agreement with Sun by: Adding unauthorized keywords and compiler directives Modifying its compiler to support Microsoft's unauthorized extensions Failing to implement the standard Java native method interface, called JNI, in the products Microsoft distributes. The Court of Appeals has also asked Judge Whyte to explain in greater detail why these violations constitute copyright infringement. Based on Judge Whyte's prior rulings, we are confident that he will explain why Microsoft's violations infringe Sun's copyrights. The Court of Appeals also affirmed Judge Whyte's determination that Microsoft's exclusive dealing agreements constituted unfair competition. Today, the Court of Appeals asked Judge Whyte to determine whether Microsoft is likely to persist in its acts of unfair competition. We think that the record of Microsoft's actions speaks for itself in this regard and that Judge Whyte will make the necessary findings to sustain this injunction. Sounds good to me, Michael

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