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Application Programming Interface (APIs) Copyright Infringement

BakerHostetler

No, the Federal Circuit Did Not Just Kill Off Software Copyrights - Knock It Off

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Many people were disappointed when the most-watched copyright case of the past 10 years, Oracle’s lawsuit against Google over Google’s copying Java application programming interface (API) code, failed to yield better guidance...more

Sunstein LLP

Google v. Oracle: Supreme Court Holds Copying of Key Part of Java Software, its API, is Fair Use

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Ending a struggle between two tech titans stretching over more than a decade, the Supreme Court held in a 6-2 opinion that Google’s copying of key portions of the Application Programming Interface (API) of Oracle’s Java SE...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Key Takeaways from Google’s Supreme Court Copyright Win Over Oracle

The Supreme Court’s recent landmark ruling in Google v. Oracle ended a decade-long legal battle between the tech giants, finding that Google’s copying of over 11,000 lines of Oracle’s Sun Java application programming...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Supreme Court Rules in Google’s Favor in Copyright Dispute with Oracle Over Android Software

After the Supreme Court's April 6 decision in Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., 141 S.Ct. 1183 (2021), the computer software and programming industry can breathe a tentative sigh of relief and perhaps sleep more soundly....more

Jones Day

U.S. Supreme Court Ends Decade-Long Software Copyright Battle: Google Wins

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U.S. Supreme Court holds that Google's use of a small fraction of Oracle's Java SE API code for its Android platform is a fair use under copyright law. On April 5, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court ended a more than 10-year...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Landmark Fair Use Victory at the Supreme Court in Software Case

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...more

Knobbe Martens

Copying From a Copyrighted Computer Program May Be Fair Use to the Extent Needed to Promote Adoption of the Use of Accrued Talents...

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GOOGLE LLC V. ORACLE AMERICA, INC. Before the United States Supreme Court (Opinion by Justice Breyer) on Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Summary: Where use of...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

A Strike Against the Sandbox: Practical Results of Oracle v. Google

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If you want to make big money, offer something that people want, but no one else can offer. The Portuguese sourced spices in the Fifteenth Century. Rockefeller locked up East Coast oil distribution in the Nineteenth Century....more

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Navigating the social media maze of copyright

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As 2020 marches on, companies continue to focus on social media and other online forms of marketing and advertising to connect with their customers. Unfortunately, by advertising and connecting through social media, companies...more

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