Google, Oracle Debate Standard Of Review In Postponed Supreme Court Case

Mealey's (August 10, 2020, 1:16 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In supplemental briefs filed Aug. 7 at the U.S. Supreme Court's direction, Google LLC and Oracle America Inc. offer competing views as to whether the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals correctly applied the de novo standard of review when it reversed a judgment based on a jury verdict, which found that Google's use of Java code in creating its Android operating system (OS) constituted fair use and did not infringe Oracle's copyrights (Google LLC v. Oracle America Inc., No. 18-956, U.S. Sup.)....