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The other storyline revolves around the 2014 patent infringement dispute against Google, alleging that TerraVision was used to develop Google Earth. [4] The fictional character Brian Anderson is based on Brian McClendon and Michael T Jones who did found Keyhole Inc to develop a planet browser. [5]
Oct 6, 2021 · The show dramatizes the lawsuit that the Berlin company ART+COM filed against Google in 2014, when it claimed Google Earth infringed on its Terravision creation.
- Dan Clarendon
Oct 7, 2021 · The technology, dubbed TerraVision, is a resounding success, and soon takes them to Silicon Valley, where they meet Brian Anderson (Lukas Loughran), whose acquiring of the source code proves to be the starting point of Google Earth, which emerges in 2005, 11 years later, seemingly working in exactly the same way.
Oct 7, 2021 · Netflix's new miniseries fictionalizes the story of two Berlin internet pioneers who attempt to prove that Google stole their idea, worth billions.
Oct 17, 2021 · Netflix drama tells the underdog story of the German hackers who sued Google. 'The Billion Dollar Code' asks who really created Google Earth. By Dan Gentile, Culture Editor Oct 17, 2021....
- Dan Gentile
- Culture Editor
Oct 7, 2021 · Brian knew that his flying-to-Earth was a straightaway rip-off of Terravision. In his own words, he said, “ If I hadn’t seen Terravision back then [in 1995], I could never have created something like that. ” Suggestively, Brian hinted to Juri that he used his algorithm for the program.
Oct 7, 2021 · In fact, there is a false ending to the trial, where Anderson admits before the court that he told Juri that Google Earth would have never been possible without Terravision. Realizing the case is all but lost, Google offers Carsten and Juri three times the amount of the damages, provided they will sign a non-disclosure agreement.
