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Jury Rules Google Violated Java Copyright, Google Moves For Mistrial

Posted by Soulskill on from the opening-a-big-can-of-worms dept.

eldavojohn writes "Details are thin, but the long-covered Oracle v. Google trial has at least partially been decided in favor of Oracle. The jury says Google violated copyrights with Android when it used Java APIs to design the system. Google moved for a mistrial after hearing the incomplete decision. The patent infringement accusations have yet to be ruled upon."

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  1. Re:With the judge by Caerdwyn · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Except that Google is an American company, and EU law has no effect on American soil. What Google does in America is governed by American law and no other.

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