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Oracle and Google have struck a deal in their ongoing Java dispute which could speed the case along, but with one catch: Oracle has now essentially bet the farm on its claim that Google violated its copyright by cloning its Java application programming interfaces (APIs). The two companies have been battling it out in a San Francisco courtroom for weeks now, in a complex case that involves patent and copyright claims along with a novel claim by Oracle that its java APIs — essentially the technical guidelines that allow two pieces of software to talk to each other — are copyrightable.

Oracle has made an all-or-next-to-nothing bet in its ongoing court battle with Google. On Tuesday, Oracle said that if Judge William Alsup rules that the Java APIs are not subject to copyright, it will not seek extensive damages from Google for infringing copyrights related to other parts of the Java platform. The move came after a stern rebuke from Alsup, who accused Oracle of going on a “fishing expedition” for damages beyond the standard amount for copyright infringement.

In the ongoing legal battle between Oracle and Google over the Android mobile operating system, the presiding judge has ruled that the trial will proceed to a damages phase — a third and final phase where a jury will decide whether Google must pay Oracle for infringing on its copyrights and patents.

Oracle scored a victory on Friday in its ongoing battle with Google over the use of Java on the Android mobile operating system. But it was a very small victory.

In the ongoing legal battle with Google, Oracle has said that it wants to proceed with a third phase of the trial where it will seek extensive damages over Google’s use of the Java programming language on its Android mobile operating system. On Friday, Oracle said it would not settle for “statutory damages”– i.e. a standard amount — indicating it would push for more. The day before, Judge William Alsup indicated that the damages phase — the third and final phase of the trial — should be eliminated, but by Friday, he changed his tune — at least slightly.