Narrow Victory For Oracle In Android Suit

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/oracle-jury-finds-infringement-cant-agree-on-fair-use/2012/05/07/gIQAR5Fg8T_story.html

May 7 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc., the largest Web-search provider, infringed copyrights for Oracle Corp.’s technology in developing Android software running on more than 300 million mobile devices, a federal jury said.

The 12-member panel in San Francisco, however, was unable to come to a unanimous verdict on whether Google had made “fair use” of Oracle’s intellectual property.

The decision prevents Oracle from seeking damages for all but nine lines of computer code on Android, out of 15 million total lines, that the jury found were copied from Oracle, U.S. District Judge William Alsup said today. Oracle is seeking $1 billion in damages.

“There has been zero finding of liability on copyright, the issue of fair use is still in play,” Alsup said after the verdict was read.

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May 7 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc., the largest Web-search provider, infringed copyrights for Oracle Corp.’s technology in developing Android software running on more than 300 million mobile devices, a federal jury said.

The 12-member panel in San Francisco, however, was unable to come to a unanimous verdict on whether Google had made “fair use” of Oracle’s intellectual property.

The decision prevents Oracle from seeking damages for all but nine lines of computer code on Android, out of 15 million total lines, that the jury found were copied from Oracle, U.S. District Judge William Alsup said today. Oracle is seeking $1 billion in damages.

“There has been zero finding of liability on copyright, the issue of fair use is still in play,” Alsup said after the verdict was read.