Friday, April 9, 2021
In a narrowly drawn, yet significant decision, the Supreme Court reversed the Federal Circuit and ruled that Google LLC’s (“Google”) copying of some of the Sun Java Application Programming Interface (API) declaring code was a fair use as a matter of law, ending Oracle America Inc.’s (“Oracle”) infringement claims over Google’s use of portions of the Java API code in the Android mobile platform. (
Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., No. 18-956, 593 U.S. (Apr. 5, 2021)). In reversing the 2018 Federal Circuit decision that found Google’s use of the Java API packages was not fair use, the Supreme Court, in a 6-2 decision (Justice Barrett did not take part in the case) found where Google reimplemented the Java user interface, taking only what was needed to allow outside developers to work in a new and transformative mobile smartphone program, Google’s copying of the Sun Java API was a fair use as a matter of law. This decade-long
SCOTUS Says Google s Android Platform Made Fair Use of Java API
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SCOTUS Reverses Federal Circuit Finding Google s Android Platform Made Fair Use Of The Java API - Intellectual Property
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Dear
I’m not one to mix politics with investing.
But it’s imperative you understand what the Supreme Court just did to protect tech innovation and progress. For decades to come.
This will certainly have an impact on your investing.
Here’s why…
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In case you missed it, the Supreme Court issued a ruling Monday in Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., No. 18-956, finding Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) did not violate any copyrights when it incorporated part of Oracle Corporation’s (ORCL) Java software code to create its Android mobile operating system.
As several media outlets described the ruling, this was the “biggest programming copyright Supreme Court case ever.”