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Today’s jury verdict that Android does not infringe Oracle’s patents was a victory not just for Google but the entire Android ecosystem.

Google did not breach Oracle patents, a court has found
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Re^2: Copyright on languages (The final verdict?)
by ikegami (Patriarch) on May 23, 2012 at 22:39 UTC

    Phase 1 hasn't been finished yet. The jury found that Google infringed on any Copyrights that might exist on the API, but the judge hasn't yet ruled on whether there are any Copyrights to infringe.

    And of course, there's a strong possibility of appeals.

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