Google said at least 10 individuals and groups receiving company money, including Google attorney William Patry and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, wrote commentaries about Oracle’s copyright lawsuit over Android software.
But Google said in a court filing that it didn’t pay anyone to write or comment about the case. The filing was in response to an order from the judge who presided over the Oracle trial and who said public commentary that purports to be independent can influence courts “in subtle ways.”
“Our reply to the court is clear; no one on our side paid journalists, bloggers, or other commentators to write about this case,” a Google spokesman, said in an e-mail.
An Oracle spokeswoman declined to comment.