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Google beats Oracle—Android makes “fair use” of Java APIs

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Ars Technica; By Joe Mullin 		Mail this story
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There was only one question on the special verdict form, asking if Google's use of the Java APIs was a "fair use" under copyright law. The jury unanimously answered "yes," in Google's favor. The verdict ends the trial, which began earlier this month. If Oracle had won, the same jury would have gone into a "damages phase" to determine how much Google should pay. Because Google won, the trial is over.

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dotmatrix ·
At least APIs are considered 'fair use'. So, it's less likely that the computing world will implode/explode with lawsuits over APIs than if Google had to pay...

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