Jury Rules Google Violated Java Copyright, Google Moves For Mistrial

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Jury Rules Google Violated Java Copyright, Google Moves For Mistrial

Posted by Soulskill on Monday May 7, 2012 @07:58AM 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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Re:Time for the Judges ruling? by Jamestos · 2012-05-07 08:23 · Score: -1, Redundant

The ironic thing here is that Google has themselves copyrighted many of their APIs and only give access to them if you pay them. For example, Google Search API.

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Re:With the judge by Caerdwyn · 2012-05-07 08:39 · 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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Re:Time for the Judges ruling? by Jamestos · 2012-05-07 08:40 · Score: -1, Redundant

So how much do you pay to access Google? This is worse here. They are charging you to access API, but not charging to access in non-programming way. I think it clearly shows that Google thinks APIs should be chargeable.

Regarding Oracle and Java, they also have costs to keep the language evolving and working. It is not free. If you don't want to play by the rules, then don't use Java. I cannot see why Oracle shouldn't be allowed to charge for Java, especially when Google is doing so too.