This Article is From May 27, 2015

Barack Obama Administration Asks US Top Court Not to Hear Google Copyright Fight

Barack Obama Administration Asks US Top Court Not to Hear Google Copyright Fight

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Washington: The Obama administration on Tuesday sided against Google Inc and said the US Supreme Court should not hear the company's appeal in a case against Oracle Corp with wide implications for the technology industry, according to a court filing.

The case involves how much copyright protection should extend to the Java programming language. Oracle won a federal appeals court ruling last year that allows it to copyright parts of Java, while Google argues it should be free to use Java without paying a licensing fee.

 
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