Oracle To Federal Circuit: Google’s Java Code Copying For Android Wasn’t Fair Use

Mealey's (August 18, 2017, 7:18 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an Aug. 4 reply brief, Oracle America Inc. calls a fair-use ruling in favor of Google Inc. “an aberration,” telling the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that Google copied a substantial amount of its Java code in creating the Android operating system (OP), which competes directly with its Java-based products (Oracle America Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 17-1118 and 17-1202, Fed. Cir.)....