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The jury failed to reach a verdict Friday on the copyright issuesin Oracle's Java infringement lawsuit against Google and will begiven until Monday to try to make a decision. The jury foreman told the court that the jurors were unanimous onall but one of the copyright questions they have been asked toconsider. The verdict form has four questions, each in multipleparts. Judge William Alsup had told the jury on Thursday he would accept apartial verdict if it was the best they could do, and there wastension in the court Friday when it looked like he was going to askthem to read out the parts they had decided. But because only one question remained, Alsup decided to send thejury home for the weekend to see if they can come to an agreementon Monday. The jury didn't tell the court which issue they havefailed to decide on. "OK, I'll let you go home and speculate," Alsup told the two legalteams after the jury had been dismissed, getting a chuckle from thecourtroom. The jury has been deliberating the case all week, occasionallysending notes to the judge asking for clarification on certainquestions. On Thursday a juror asked the judge what happens if they can't reach an agreement , and he gave the panel a pep talk and told them to keep trying. The verdict form asks four questions, each broken into multipleparts. The first, considered the most important, is whetherGoogle's use of 37 Java APIs in Android infringed Oracle's Javacopyrights. A second part to that question asks, if Google didinfringe, was its infringement covered by "fair use," which permitscopying under limited circumstances. Another question asks whether public statements by SunMicrosystems, which developed Java, could have led Google tobelieve it didn't need a license for the technology. A second partasks if Google acted on that advice. "After an extensive and thorough review of all the evidence andinput from fellow jurors, we have reached a verdict unanimously forall questions on the special verdict form except one," the juryforeman told the court. The lawyers in the case have been debating what to do if the juryagrees on only some of the questions. Alsup has said that issuesthat don't get resolved could be put to another jury later, and thejury in this case can move on to the patent and damages phases. James Niccolai covers data centers and general technology news forIDG News Service. Follow James on Twitter at @jniccolai . James's e-mail address is james_niccolai@idg.com. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as China Braided Rope Bracelet , Negative Ions Watch, and more. For more , please visit Power Balance Silicone Bracelet today!
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