Hence, Google’s copying did not violate the copyright law.”ADJustices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. dissented. Oracle had alleged in the decade-old case that Google infringed on copyrights related to using roughly 11,500 lines of code from the Java programming platform to develop Android. Despite this, the majority holds that this copying was fair use.” (Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos also owns The Washington Post.) ADIn 2016, jurors ruled Google’s use of the Java code was permitted as fair use under federal copyright law. That’s the computer code that enables websites and applications to work together.

Source: Washington Post April 05, 2021 14:19 UTC