--- title: SAP To Pay Oracle $306 Million For Copyright Infringement description: Business software developer SAP has agreed to pay Oracle Inc. a sum of $306 million. 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Originally, Oracle won a $1.3 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against SAP back in 2010 but a judge reduced the amount to $272 million. Instead of taking the $272 million, Oracle opted for a new trial which was scheduled to take place on August 27th. SAP and Oracle both decided that a $306 million judgement would cost less money and time spend in court, therefore it would mutually benefit both parties. **Who is SAP?** Founded in 1972, SAP is a developer of software designed to manage business relations operations. Their most popular software is possibly the enterprise resource planning application (ERPA), which is used to manage a variety of functions and aspects for medium to large sized businesses. **About The Judgement** In 2010, SAP illegally downloaded and used millions of files owned by Oracle. In turn, Oracle filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the business software developer and a jury awarded them $1.3 billion. Unfortunately for Oracle, a judge then reduced this amount to $272 million. Oracle could have taken this open or chose to seek another trial, which they did. Earlier this month, though, the two companies came to an agreement on a judgement of $306 million. Even though SAP and Oracle have agreed to a $306 million judgement, Oracle is still seeking a new trial. In the event the court judgement is less than this specified amount, SAP has agreed to pay the difference. Currently, Oracle is seeking a federal appeal to reinstate the original $1.3 billion jury verdict. Once the appeal process is over and verdict has been handed down, SAP will then have to pay the agreed amount. SAP has already paid roughly $120 million in legal fees alone. With another $1.3 billion looming over their heads, the [company](http://50.57.208.244/about/) could be looking at some financial hardship in the near future. SAP has stated they believe this case has gone on long enough and wish to resolve it in a reasonable amount of time. In addition, a spokesperson for SAP said “Although we believe that $306 million is more than the appropriate damages amount, we agreed to this in an effort to bring this case to a reasonable resolution.” Illegally downloading and using Oracle software is pretty bold act, even for a large company such as SAP. 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