Google Wins Java Copyright Case

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in Google v. Oracle and sided 6-2 with the online giant in determining that its copying of Java code constitutes fair use.
“We assume, for argument’s sake, that the material [Google copied] was copyrightable,” the ruling notes. “But we hold that the copying here at issue nonetheless constituted a fair use. Hence, Google’s copying did not violate the copyright law.”
Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems, the original owner of Java, in 2009, and cited the programming language as one of the firm’s key assets. But despite a pledge to “continue innovation and investment in Java technology for the benefit of customers and the Java community,” Oracle quickly turned on Google, whose Android mobile platform is arguably the biggest consumer of Java technology. It continued a lawsuit against the online giant that was first launched by Sun, alleging that Google “copy and pasted 11,000 lines of Java code” in creating Android.

Google Wins Java Copyright Case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in Google v. Oracle and sided 6-2 with the online giant in determining that its copying of Java code constitutes fair use.

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