United States To Argue For Oracle In High Court Case Over Google’s Code Copying

Mealey's (March 2, 2020, 2:05 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its March 2 order list, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a motion by the United States to participate in March 24 oral arguments as amicus curiae on behalf of respondent Oracle America Inc. in its dispute with Google LLC over whether the copying of Java computer code for use in the Android operating system (OS) constituted fair use under the Copyright Act (Google LLC v. Oracle America Inc., No. 18-956, U.S. Sup.)....