![]() ![]() Google said in a statement that its victory was good for everybody. "That's it." Oracle attorneys had no comment. ![]() "We're grateful for the jury's verdict," said Google lead lawyer Robert Van Nest before getting into the elevator with Google's in-house lawyers. The other six went out through a back exit. I would like to come in the jury room and shake each of your hands individually."įour of the ten jurors declined to comment to reporters gathered in the hallway. "With the thanks of your United States District Court, you are now discharged. "I salute you for your extreme hard work in this case," said US District Judge William Alsup, who has overseen the litigation since 2010. If Oracle had won, the same jury would have gone into a "damages phase" to determine how much Google should pay. The jury unanimously answered "yes," in Google's favor. The verdict ends the trial, which began earlier this month. 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. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, listen to your verdict as it will stand recorded," said the court clerk, before polling each of the ten men and women on the jury. SAN FRANCISCO-Following a two-week trial, a federal jury concluded Thursday that Google's Android operating system does not infringe Oracle-owned copyrights because its re-implementation of 37 Java APIs is protected by "fair use." The verdict was reached after three days of deliberations. ![]()
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