Intellectual Property
May 10, 2012
Judge rules against Oracle on fair use question in Google trial
With the decision, Oracle's potential damages in the copyright phase could shrink from hundreds of millions of dollars to statutory damages of $150,000 or less.
By Jill Redhage
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - After a multihour hearing Wednesday, Oracle Corp. failed to convince a federal judge to rule that Google Inc.'s infringement of elements of the Java programming language is not protected as fair use under copyright law.
Without a ruling in its favor on the issue, Oracle's potential damages in the copyright phase of the case could shrink from hundreds of millions of dollars to statutory damages of $150,000 or ...
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