Java Audit Case Study: How an Indian Software Company Avoided a $3.4M Oracle Java Licensing Bill

Описание: Oracle claimed this Indian software company owed $3.46 million in Java SE license fees — just for using Java in commercial applications. Here’s how Redress Compliance proved otherwise and secured a clean exit with zero payment.

It began with an email from Oracle’s Java team.

The accusation?

Java SE was allegedly embedded in commercial software sold to external customers — which, according to Oracle, required a Java SE Universal Subscription for all 5,500 employees.

📊 Oracle’s proposed fees:

$10.50/month × 5,500 = $57,750/month

Annual cost: $693,000/year

Retroactive 5-year exposure: $3.46 million

No audit. No data shared. Just assumptions about how the company’s software was built.

That’s when they called Redress Compliance.

✅ We took over all communication with Oracle
✅ Reviewed product architecture and deployment methods
✅ Confirmed all commercial applications used OpenJDK, not Oracle Java SE
✅ Verified that any Java bundled with the apps was non-essential and non-licensable
✅ Drafted a formal legal and technical response — dismantling Oracle’s assumptions

🎯 Final Result:
No agreement. No audit. $0 paid.

Key Takeaways:

Oracle often targets software vendors based on assumptions, not facts

Java SE in commercial apps does not always equal license exposure

OpenJDK is a valid, compliant alternative — but it must be documented correctly

Redress Compliance defends Java use in commercial products — and keeps vendors out of costly traps

📞 Visit www.redresscompliance.com
If Oracle claims your product includes licensable Java — don’t guess. Let us shut it down before it escalates.

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