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Google v. Oracle America (previously named Oracle America, Inc. v. Google, Inc. in lower courts) is a current legal case within the United States related to the nature of computer code and copyright law. The dispute centers on the use of parts of the Java programming language's application programming interfaces (APIs), which are owned by Oracle (through subsidiary, Oracle America, Inc., originating from Sun Microsystems), within early versions of the Android operating system by Google. Google has admitted to using the APIs, and has since transitioned Android to a copyright-unburdened engine, but argues their original use of the APIs was within fair use.

Oracle initiated the suit arguing that the APIs were copyrightable, seeking US$8.8 billion in damages. While two District Court-level jury trials have found in favor of Google, the Federal Circuit court has reversed both decisions, asserting APIs are copyrightable and Google's application of them failed a fair use defense. Google successfully petitioned to the Supreme Court to hear the case in the 2019 term, focusing on the copyrightability of APIs and subsequent fair use. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this case and several others were pushed to be heard into the 2020 term.

The case is of significant interest within the tech and software industries, as numerous software programs and libraries, particularly in open source, are developed by recreating the functionality of APIs from commercial or competing products to aid developers in interoperability between different systems or platforms.

--https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/google-llc-v-oracle-america-inc/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Questions: Briefly

CONSIDER PRECEDENT AND EVALUATE THE IMPACTS OF THE CASE.

Which earlier cases is the Court relying on for precedent? How will the current case you are covering set precedent for

the future?

In terms of the Court's setting of precedent (stare decisis), what is the significance of the case, and what are the

possible long-term implications of the Court's ruling?

How will the case affect our interpretation of the Constitution?

Explain the role and significance of precedent in the Court's decision-making.

You must use at least THREE computer-generated sources for research and have up-to-date and current 2020

research