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In Google, Supreme Court stops just short of declaring software APIs uncopyrightable – Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

In Google, Supreme Court stops just short of declaring software APIs uncopyrightable – Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
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The Google v Oracle Copyright Dispute

The Google v. Oracle Copyright Dispute Friday, April 30, 2021 In an important decision that many were watching for guidance on the scope of copyright protection afforded software, in the recent  Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. copyright dispute, the Supreme Court weighed in on the scope of protection available for application programming interfaces (APIs). Google’s Use of Java-Based Interfaces In 1990, Sun Microsystems developed a new programming language called Java, as well as several APIs that made it easier for programs that are written in Java to be used on any user’s device. Nearly 15 years later, Google purchased Android from a new startup and used Java’s APIs (without permission) when developing its operating system for its smartphones and other Android devices.

Copyright Trial Of The Century Ends With Google s Victory Over Oracle - Intellectual Property

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Supreme Court of the United States has handed Google an unequivocal triumph in what has been dubbed ‘the copyright case of the century . A majority opinion of the Court held that Google s copying parts of Oracle s Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for the Java programming language is permissible as “fair use” under the Copyright Act. The dispute between Oracle and Google dates back to 2005 when Google acquired Android and decided to use the Java programming language, then owned by Sun Microsystems until it was later

U S Supreme Court Finds Google s Copying Of Oracle s Java API Code A Non-Infringing Fair Use - Intellectual Property

In Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., Case No. 18–956, 593 U. S. (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Google s unauthorized copying of around 11,500 lines of Oracle s computer code was a fair use and therefore not an infringement. Assuming, but expressly not deciding, that Oracle s copied Java SE program code was copyrightable, the Supreme Court reversed the Federal Circuit s most recent decision and held that Google s copying was a permissible fair use. The Supreme Court s decision placed particular emphasis on the nature of the copied code, which was part of a user interface and therefore inherently bound together with both the uncopyrightable

Plaintiffs Overcome Summary Judgment Bid by Oracle in Gender-Based Wage Discrimination Suit

Plaintiffs Overcome Summary Judgment Bid by Oracle in Gender-Based Wage Discrimination Suit April 28, 2021 Monday’s decision handed victory to the three named plaintiffs in a wage discrimination suit, women who were employed in Oracle’s product development, support, and information technology departments in California, and the class they represent. The women filed suit against Oracle America Inc. in 2017, alleging that the company paid them thousands of dollars less per year than it paid men in the same roles. The California state court overseeing the employment class action denied Oracle’s motions in light of numerous issues of triable fact. The suit claimed that the multinational computer technology company violated California’s Equal Pay Act (EPA) and unfair business practice laws for the unjustifiable pay discrepancy. In this week’s opinion, Judge V. Raymond Swope of the San Mateo Superior Court considered Oracle’s “early” motions for summary adjudication.

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