The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Google in a copyright dispute with Oracle. With this, companies in the technology sector have breathed a sigh of relief. The court said that Google has not done anything wrong by ‘copying’ the code for the development of the Android operating system. Now, this system is used in most smartphones.
In fact, for the development of Android, Google had written millions of lines of new computer code. It was released in 2007. In addition, he also used 11,500 lines of copyrighted code on Oracle’s Java platform. The oracle had asked Google to pay billions of dollars for this. The court has given a verdict in favor of Google in this case with 6-2. The court has said it is appropriate to copy the code.
Donald Trump administration took oracle’s favour
Many big and small technology companies have breathed a sigh of relief from this decision. Two industry giants Microsoft and IBM took the side of Google in this matter. The oracle had the support of the film and recording industry as well as the publishers in this matter. The former Donald Trump administration also favored the oracle.
Let me tell you that this case was going on for a decade and now it has become a historical controversy. On Monday, the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Google, stating that copying and re-applying the API is legally appropriate under US copyright law.
This response came from both companies
In a statement, Google’s Chief Legal Officer Kent Walker described the decision as a major victory for the computer science field. Walker said, “This decision gives legal certainty to the next generation of developers, whose new products and service will benefit consumers.” At the same time, the chief legal officer of Oracle, Dorian Daly, has condemned this result. He said in a statement, “The Google platform just got bigger and stronger. He stole Java code and has only won a lawsuit as a monopolist. ”
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