Oracle criticizes Google's copying and the ruling's competition effects
OracleOracle, through executive vice president and general counsel Dorian Daley
Oracle's general counsel Dorian Daley says Google stole Java and spent a decade litigating as only a monopolist can. Daley argues that the ruling increases Google's market power and barriers to competition.
“They stole Java and spent a decade litigating as only a monopolist can.”
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Google v. Oracle: Breyer and Thomas split over Java API fair use
The Supreme Court held in 2021 that Google's particular copying of Java API declaring code was fair use. Justice Stephen Breyer emphasized programmers' skills and a new computing environment. Justice Clarence Thomas argued that the copying displaced Oracle's licensing market.
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Oracle's general counsel criticizes the outcome and its effects on competition.
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Daley says Google's platform and market power have grown.
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The statement calls attention to scrutiny of Google's business practices by regulators.
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The reference is Google's copying for Android. Oracle directly condemns that conduct and disputes the consequences of excusing it.
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Read the full caseClarence Thomas rejects the majority's fair-use analysis
“Google’s use of that copyrighted code was anything but fair.”Read statement
Stephen Breyer's majority holds Google's copying was fair use
“Google’s copying did not violate the copyright law.”Read statement
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