>From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18184079
> Google did not infringe patents owned by software developer Oracle, a jury in a California court found on Wednesday. > The Silicon Valley giants had fought over whether Google used Oracle's Java programming language in its Android mobile operating system. > Two weeks ago the same jury ruled that Google infringed Oracle's copyright, but could not agree whether Google's actions constituted "fair use". > ... > Without a finding against Google on the "fair use" issue, Oracle cannot recover the up to $1bn (£637m) in damages it was seeking. > The jury concluded that Google infringed on 37 copyrighted APIs but it also agreed that Google demonstrated that it was led to believe it did not need a license for using Java. This sounds like very good news. Matthew Farwell. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/4mEUUnPLRmwJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
