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Supreme Court ruling in Google vs Oracle

In a ruling about the copying a portion of code from the Java SE computer program, the Supreme Court of the United States clarified the boundaries of the "fair use" doctrine.

  • SCOTUS, Google LLC vs Oracle America, Inc, Syllabus (Official)

Scope

Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Patent protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting, cross-cutting, cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court

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2021-04-05
in force

In a ruling about the copying a portion of code from the Java SE computer program, the Supreme Cour…