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Supreme Court Sides With Google in Software Copyright Battle Against Oracle

The U.S. Supreme Court handed Alphabet Inc.’s Google a major victory on Monday, ruling that its use of Oracle Corp.’s software code to build the Android operating system that runs most of the world’s smartphones did not violate federal copyright …

Oracle’s Java Copyright Violation Claim Against Google Not Dead After All

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday resurrected a multi-billion dollar copyright case brought by Oracle Corp. against Alphabet Inc.’s Google. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said Google’s use of Oracle’s Java development platform to create the …

Jury Sides with Google; Oracle Loses $9 Billion Copyright Claim

Google won a jury verdict that kills Oracle Corp.’s claim to a $9 billion slice of the search giant’s Android phone business. Oracle contended that Google needed a license to use its Java programming language to develop Android, the operating …

Stakes Are High at Google vs. Oracle Copyright Trial #2

Oracle Corp. and Google are stepping before a jury a second time with potentially $9.3 billion on the line, and the prospect of profoundly changing how software is protected and licensed. The “World Series” of intellectual property, as the judge …