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pwalker8 · 04-05-2021, 10:42 AM

The Supreme Court ruled 6-2 that Google's use of the Java API in android was fair use, throwing out a lower court ruling. Oracle was suing Google for copyright violations.

IMPO, any expansion of fair use is a good thing. In the context of this forum, expansion of fair use means that corporations are less likely to go after individuals over copyright violation where fair use comes into play, for example with regards to format shifting of ebooks and the like.

04-05-2021, 10:42 AM	#1
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Google wins copyright fight The Supreme Court ruled 6-2 that Google's use of the Java API in android was fair use, throwing out a lower court ruling. Oracle was suing Google for copyright violations. IMPO, any expansion of fair use is a good thing. In the context of this forum, expansion of fair use means that corporations are less likely to go after individuals over copyright violation where fair use comes into play, for example with regards to format shifting of ebooks and the like.