Intellectual Property
May 8, 2012
Divided jury favors Google in Java copyright trial
A federal jury ruled Monday that Google Inc. infringed elements of the Oracle Corp.-owned Java programming language but reached an impasse on fair use.
By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - In a split decision that could prove a major victory for Google Inc., a federal jury ruled Monday that the company infringed elements of the Oracle Corp.-owned Java programming language but reached an impasse over whether that use was allowed under copyright law.
The jury's verdict in the copyright infringement phase of Oracle's claims against Google was a mixed bag that favored the Mountain View-based defe...
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