From ComputerWorld: The CEOs of Oracle and Google met for six hours on Friday but failed to reach a deal to end their massive copyright lawsuit over Google's use of Java in Android.
"After an earlier run at settling this case failed, the court observed that some cases just need to be tried. This case apparently needs to be tried twice," Magistrate Judge Paul Singh Grewal, who mediated the talks, noted on the court's docket.
Oracle accuses Google of illegally copying a key part of the Java platform into its Android operating system, making billions in profit for Google and, according to Oracle, crushing Java’s chance of success in smartphones, tablets and other products.
Google denies any wrongdoing. It argues that its use of Java is protected by the legal doctrine of "fair use," which permits copying in some circumstances.
The two sides have already been to court over the matter once, but the jury failed to reach agreement on fair use. A new trial is scheduled to begin next month.
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