Oracle v. Google: What the verdict means for open source
The decade-long legal battle between two of the world’s largest tech companies has finally come to an end. The result was a victory for the open-source software community.In case you need a refresher on the Oracle v. Google case, Oracle sued Google in 2010 for copyright infringement on Google’s use of Oracle’s Java API in its Android smartphone operating system. The District Court ruled in favor of Google, but that decision was later reversed on appeal. The case ultimately landed in the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled six to two in Google’s favor this April.The final verdict? Google’s usage was indeed fair use—a win for open source.To read this article in full, please click here
The decade-long legal battle between two of the world’s largest tech companies has finally come to an end. The result was a victory for the open-source software community.
In case you need a refresher on the Oracle v. Google case, Oracle sued Google in 2010 for copyright infringement on Google’s use of Oracle’s Java API in its Android smartphone operating system. The District Court ruled in favor of Google, but that decision was later reversed on appeal. The case ultimately landed in the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled six to two in Google’s favor this April.
The final verdict? Google’s usage was indeed fair use—a win for open source.
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