Hi Everyone, I came across this update in the litigation between Google and Oracle regarding Google’s use of some Oracle code in creation the Android platform. The US Supreme Court has ultimately decided that Google’s use of the code constituted fair use, with the majority noting key factors being that Google “took only what was needed” and that “Google’s copying was transformative,”. This article notes that “The court decision will also be welcome news to independent software developers, small startups and others who are tinkering with code,”.
The full article is here.
Hope everyone is having as best a time with exams as possible.
Gray
Communications Law