Oracle Tells Supreme Court Copyright Act Supports Award Of Nontaxable Costs

Mealey's (December 17, 2018, 2:20 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — With oral arguments approaching, Oracle USA Inc. filed its respondent brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 13, defending an award of nontaxable costs it was granted in a software license copyright dispute and arguing that the Copyright Act provides for an award of full costs to a prevailing party and not just certain costs, as the petitioner suggests (Rimini Street Inc., et al. v. Oracle USA Inc., et al., No. 17-1625, U.S. Sup.)....