In closing statements, Google's counsel reasserts that Google used Java APIs in a fair use manner for Android, transforming them into a full smartphone stack.

If you need Java, use this one instead My ZDNet colleague Ed Bott has exposed some icky practices at Oracle regarding their monetization of the end-user JRE install.

Oracle is seeking as much as $8.8 billion in damages in a long-running copyright lawsuit against Google over its use of Java in Android, court filings show.

The fair use provision is notoriously vague, calling for an unspecified balance of four relatively indeterminate factors that the statute specifies. The strategy of the majority opinion is to explain ...

Google said in a statement that its victory was good for everybody. "Today's verdict that Android makes fair use of Java APIs represents a win for the Android ecosystem, for the Java programming ...

Google outlined its defensive strategy for Android’s use of Java during the company’s opening statements in the trial with Oracle.

In court testimony today, Ellison can't declare whether Java is free. It's a complicated topic that won't be easy for a jury to figure out.