Thread: Jury finds that Google doesn't infringe Oracle patent
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Old 05-23-2012, 07:48 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by elcreative View Post
Better source here... http://www.bbc.com/news/business-18184079

End paragraph not mentioned in earlier source:

so not entirely "didn't infringe" but basically covered by fair usage...
That was the 1st phase of the trial, what I linked to refers to the 2nd phase. There would have been a 3rd phase if Google had been found guilty, to determine damages.

What is left to determine, by the Judge, is whether APIs are copyrightable, as Oracle implies. For reference, in Europe it has been determined that they are not copyrightable, and I would expect common sense here to prevail and determine the same.

If APIs are not copyrightable, all Oracle will get is compensation for 2 small infringements, one relating to 9 (!) lines of code, the other for some test files. Apparently the maximum is $150K for each, a far cry for the $6 billion Oracle started with.
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