wraggster
June 29th, 2015, 21:15
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When Oracle got a second chance (http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/09/oracle-google-overturned/) at making Google pay for using Java programming kits in Android (http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/14/googles-oracle-explainer/), the folks in Mountain View raced to the Supreme Court (http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/09/google-oracle-supreme-court/) in hopes of stopping that renewed lawsuit dead in its tracks. Unfortunately for Google, that's not going to happen -- the Supreme Court now says that it won't tackle (http://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-denies-google-appeal-on-oracle-suit-1435585873) the case. The move kicks the issue back to a lower court, and denies a once-and-for-all decision on the extent to which companies can copyright their code. This doesn't necessarily mean that Google will be on the hook for Android, but the company is going to face a tougher fight than it wanted.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/29/supreme-court-will-not-hear-google-vs-oracle/
When Oracle got a second chance (http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/09/oracle-google-overturned/) at making Google pay for using Java programming kits in Android (http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/14/googles-oracle-explainer/), the folks in Mountain View raced to the Supreme Court (http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/09/google-oracle-supreme-court/) in hopes of stopping that renewed lawsuit dead in its tracks. Unfortunately for Google, that's not going to happen -- the Supreme Court now says that it won't tackle (http://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-denies-google-appeal-on-oracle-suit-1435585873) the case. The move kicks the issue back to a lower court, and denies a once-and-for-all decision on the extent to which companies can copyright their code. This doesn't necessarily mean that Google will be on the hook for Android, but the company is going to face a tougher fight than it wanted.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/29/supreme-court-will-not-hear-google-vs-oracle/