Google breached Oracle's copyright - in theory, says jury (UPDATED)

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Jurors unable to agree whether Google usage of Java APIs constitutes fair use of Oracle's code

A jury has found that Google breached Oracle's copyright - in theory - by including nine lines of the software giant's Java code in the Android operating system. However, the ramifications of th...

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