A jury has started deliberations in a closely watched copyright infringement trial pitting Oracle against Google.
The federal case in San Francisco centers on Oracle's allegations that Google's popular Android software for mobile devices is dependent upon technology stolen from Java. That's a programming platform that Oracle acquired in 2010 as portion of its $US7.3 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
Google says it drew upon small parts of Java that are not protected by copyright and traditionally was freely available to all programmers.
The case was turned over to the 12-person jury on Monday afternoon after two weeks of testimony and arguments. Oracle is looking for hundreds of billions of bucks in damages.
After a verdict on copyright infringement is reached, the parties will address allegations of patent infringement.
-AP
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