Tagged: Oracle

Google v. Oracle: What We Learned from Oral Argument

On October 7, 2020, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Google v. Oracle, a decade-long battle challenging Oracle’s claim to own copyrights in certain aspects of its Java software platform that Google implemented in Android phones without taking a license. We’ve been tracking this case…

Google v. Oracle: Fair Use and the Seventh Amendment

On August 7, 2020, Google and Oracle submitted their final written arguments to the Supreme Court regarding their decade-long copyright battle over the source code animating the Android platform. Now, we focus on the second question presented to the Supreme Court: whether Google’s copying of…

Oracle vs. Google: More Than Just Coffee

Java – what does it mean to you?  If you are like me, it’s your favorite morning beverage.  It’s also an island in Indonesia that you hope to visit someday on a dive trip.  If you are the owner of an Android smartphone, Java may…