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Sep. 16, 2011

SAP subsidiary sentenced to $20 million fine

A federal judge sentenced SAP subsidiary TomorrowNow Inc. to three years of probation and a $20 million fine after the company pleaded guilty Wednesday to infringement of Oracle Corp.'s copyrighted software.


By Jill Redhage


Daily Journal Staff Writer


OAKLAND - A federal judge sentenced SAP AG subsidiary TomorrowNow Inc. to three years of probation and a $20 million fine after the company pleaded guilty Wednesday to 12 criminal counts stemming from infringement of Oracle Corp.'s copyrighted software.


U.S. District Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton accepted the plea from TomorrowNow's 53-year-old executive chairman, Mark White. The charges included ...

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