Google beats Oracle in $ 9 bn copyright battle

The jury unanimously upheld the claims made by Google that its use of Oracle’s Java development platform to create Android was protected under the fair-use provision of copyright law. (Reuters) In a major breather for Google, a US jury gave a verdict in favour of the internet giant in a long-running copyright battle with Oracle Corp over Android software being used to run most of the world’s smartphones.  The jury unanimously upheld the claims made by Google that its use of Ora