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The jury made no decision on fair use, and the judge declared a mistrial on that portion of the case. His subsequent ruling moots the whole issue (no copyright
by rst 14y ago
The jury made no decision on fair use, and the judge declared a mistrial on that portion of the case. His subsequent ruling moots the whole issue (no copyright, no infringement) --- but if that ruling were reversed, there would be a new trial on at least fair use. And IIRC, Google has indicated that they'd want a new trial on all copyright matters at that point.