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Google sued over Google Earth sky layer

By Justin Mann

On February 15, 2008, 8:03 PM

Google getting lawsuit threats isn't all that unheard of in recent times, and now they have come under fire for Google Earth. In particular, the Sky layer functionality of the program has upset a former Google contractor, who claims that the giant stole the idea from him and used it without permission.

Jonathan Cobb has filed a suit against Google demanding damages of $25 million for their supposed transgressions. While he isn't claiming Google stole code from him, he asserts that the 'idea' he laid out was his and his alone. True or not, he seems to be facing an uphill battle. An idea alone does not make a lawsuit with most cases of this nature usually having a patent at their core. This one does not, leading me to believe that Google will probably win out.

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  1. February 15, 2008 9:24 PM
    thejedislayer said:
    Amazing. What ***** would wait till now after Google Earth has been out forever, to finally make a law suit against Google? Why not have said it when it came out?
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  2. February 16, 2008 12:04 PM
    victis88 said:
    lol i had alot of ideas too, maybe i should sue
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  3. February 20, 2008 2:49 AM
    carl0ski said:
    If he was employed by google and he blurted an idea out to collegues while an employee at google It is intelectual property of google.This rule applies to all companies and their employees.
    Reply

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