Washington: US jury found on Monday that Google had breached some of Oracle’s copyright on Java code used in its Android operating system.
However, it was a partial verdict involving Internet giant Google and business software maker Oracle.
But the jury could not agree on whether Google’s actions constituted “fair use” under the law.
Jury found that nine lines out of 15 million total line of computer code on Android were copied from Oracle.
“There has been zero finding of liability on any copyright so far,” Alsup told the rival legal teams, AFP reported.
“The affirmative defence of fair use is still in play.”
Oracle had been seeking $1 billion in compensation, but the Wall Street Journal said the company was likely to get only a fraction of that amount after today’s mixed decision.
Oracle claims Google breached its copyrights to the Java programming language in developing Android that now powers more than 300 million smartphones and tablet computers.
But Google chief executive Larry Page told the jury last month that the company “did nothing wrong” and it had been careful about what it did and didn’t use to ensure it respected intellectual property rights.
The next stage of the trial will involve Oracle’s allegations that Android violates two Java patents.
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