Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc.
GPTKB entity
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:appeals_to |
Oracle's copyright claim
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| gptkbp:case_number |
long-standing dispute
20-934 |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
landmark ruling
supports innovation in technology Google's use of Java API was fair use affects software licensing agreements encourages innovation in software development encourages software interoperability influences developer practices influences tech policy discussions promotes competition in software market reaffirmed fair use in software reduced copyright restrictions reinforces the role of fair use sets a standard for API usage shapes future copyright litigation significant for open-source software supports developer freedom supports the tech ecosystem affirms importance of APIs |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
shapes tech copyright landscape
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| gptkbp:case_types |
gptkb:intellectual_property
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| gptkbp:consequences |
affects API usage
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:duration |
over a decade
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
April 5, 2021
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc.
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| gptkbp:impact |
software development practices
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| gptkbp:initiated_by |
gptkb:Oracle_America,_Inc.
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| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:Oracle_America,_Inc.
gptkb:Google_LLC |
| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:Oracle_America,_Inc.
gptkb:Google_LLC |
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Supreme Court review
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
software copyright law
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| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Google's API usage deemed transformative
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| gptkbp:legal_issue |
fair use
fair use defense |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
reaffirmed fair use doctrine
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:Kirkland_&_Ellis_LLP
gptkb:Morrison_&_Foerster_LLP |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act
gptkb:Copyright_Act_of_1976 |
| gptkbp:media_coverage |
extensive coverage
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Google's API usage upheld
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| gptkbp:precedent |
affects future software cases
impact on software copyright influences future copyright cases |
| gptkbp:public_interest |
software innovation
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| gptkbp:public_reaction |
widely discussed
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Oracle_America,_Inc._v._Google_LLC
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Java_programming_language
gptkb:Android |
| gptkbp:resolved_in |
favor of Google LLC
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| gptkbp:significance |
important for tech industry
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Electronic_Frontier_Foundation
gptkb:Northern_District_of_California gptkb:EFF |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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