U.S. Supreme Court,
Intellectual Property
Oct. 7, 2020
In Google v Oracle, tech giants battle, but consumer rights are at stake
A victory for Oracle would outlaw devices and software used by millions every day, raise the price of product refills and replacement parts, and make new software harder to learn and use.
This week the U.S. Supreme Court will finally hear oral argument in Google v. Oracle, marking the end of a decade of litigation in the lower courts. Whether Google's Android mobile phone operating system infringes Oracle's copyrighted software is a multi-billion dollar question for the parties -- but the real stakes in this case are for consumers. A victory for Oracle would outlaw devices and software used by millions every day, raise the p...
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