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Google v. Oracle: The Future of Software and Fair Use
May 6, 2021
Experts discuss the Google v. Oracle case, exploring the copyright aspect, Supreme Court's view on intellectual property, contrasting perspectives on the case's implications for software developers, concerns about Google's power and behavior, and the potential consequences of a ruling against Google.
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- The court's consideration of the purpose and character of Google's use against the transformative nature of their copying the code in the debate over whether Oracle's code is protected by copyright law.
- Different opinions on the creativity and functionality of the Java API and whether it was sufficiently creative and original.
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The podcast episode discusses the debate over whether the code authored by Oracle is protected by copyright law, although the court did not directly address this issue.
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