Google v Oracle: a closer look at the dissent 16-04-2021 27-05-2015 As the fallout over SCOTUS’ ruling in Google v Oracle continues, Michael Graif of Mintz unpacks the blistering dissent to the landmark decision. While copyright holders and challengers alike are still digesting the consequences of the US Supreme Court’s expansive view of fair use in Google v Oracle (2021), it bears noting that the court was not unanimous in its decision. Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Samuel Alito, wrote a blistering 18-page dissent, rebuking the majority for basing its decision on what the dissent felt was a non-existent distinction between the “declaring code” and the “implementing code” that was “wholly inconsistent with the substantial protection Congress gave to computer code”.