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Google was free to replicate and use elements of Oracle's Java programming language when it developed Android software, a US federal judge said in dismissing Oracle's claim that Google infringed its copyrights.

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US District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco said in a ruling today that ''copyright law does not confer ownership over any and all ways'' to implement Java.

Oracle sued Google in 2010 alleging the search-engine provider infringed copyrights when it used Oracle's Java application programming elements to create Android.
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"Google has violated no copyright, it being undisputed that Google's implementations are different," Alsup said.

Jurors found on May 7 that Google infringed Oracle's copyrights and deadlocked on whether it was "fair use". Without a jury verdict on that question, Alsup said Oracle couldn't seek any damages, which it had estimated at $US1 billion, from Google.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/case-dismissed-google-wins-ruling-on-androids-use-of-java-20120601-1zlhd.html#ixzz1wWaRAewm
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