'The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Alphabet's Google didn't commit
copyright infringement when it used Oracle's programming code in the
Android operating system, sparing Google from what could have been a
multibillion-dollar award. From a report:

The 6-2 ruling, which overturns a victory for Oracle, marks a climax
to a decade-old case that divided Silicon Valley and promised to
reshape the rules for the software industry. Oracle was seeking as
much as $9 billion. The court said Google engaged in legitimate "fair
use" when it put key aspects of Oracle's Java programming language in
the Android operating system. Writing for the court, Justice Stephen
Breyer said Google used "only what was needed to allow users to put
their accrued talents to work in a new and transformative program."
Each side contended the other's position would undercut innovation.
Oracle said that without strong copyright protection, companies would
have less incentive to invest the large sums needed to create
groundbreaking products. Google said Oracle's approach would
discourage the development of new software that builds on legacy
products.'

-- source: https://news.slashdot.org/story/21/04/05/1448243

Cheers, Peter
--
Peter Reutemann
Dept. of Computer Science
University of Waikato, NZ
+64 (7) 577-5304
http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/
http://www.data-mining.co.nz/
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