Federal jury finds Googles use of Java software was fair use A federal jury found Googles use of Oracle Corp.s Java software in its mobile products didnt violate copyright law, a verdict cheered by many in Silicon Valley who believe it will protect how they write and use software. Thursdays decision, which Oracle said it would appeal, marked the latest chapter in a six-year legal battle in which Oracle sought as much as $9 billion from Google for using 11,000 lines of Java software code in its Android software.