Google is not infringing Oracle’s Java APIs with its Android operating system, a court has ruled. A jury found Android to be accessing Java APIs under a ‘fair use’ provision in copyright law. Via email to Ars Technica, a Google lawyer had the following post-trial take: Today’s verdict that Android makes fair use of Java APIs represents a win for the Android ecosystem, for the Java programming community, and for software developers who rely on open and free programming languages to build innovative consumer products. And Oracle’s take: We strongly believe that Google developed Android by illegally copying core Java technology…
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