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Google guilty of infringement in Oracle trial; future legal headaches loom(ars technica)

Google guilty of infringement in Oracle trial; future legal headaches loom(ars technica)

Posted May 8, 2012 18:47 UTC (Tue) by wahern (subscriber, #37304)
In reply to: Google guilty of infringement in Oracle trial; future legal headaches loom(ars technica) by tseaver
Parent article: Google guilty of infringement in Oracle trial; future legal headaches loom (ars technica)

The jury doesn't decide what constitutes Fair Use. The judge describes the legal elements of Fair Use, and how they apply in the case. It's the jury's task to decide whether the facts fit the elements, including whether they believe the facts as presented by Google.


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