Name: Google and Oracle Are Going Back to Court
Uploaded: 2016-05-09
Duration: 54 s
Description: For a case that began six years ago

Google and Oracle Are Going Back to Court

tech giants Google and Oracle are going back to court for the second time over intellectual property. It all began six years ago when Oracle sued Google for using the application programming interface tied to Jabba, but simply a PSR the set of instructions that allow different software programs to communicate. But a court found a P S do not qualify for copyright protection. Then, in 2014, an appeals court ruled in Oracle's favor, saying the A P S are in fact covered by copyright, part of what makes this case unusual, as you normally only see fair use debates in the arts realm, not computer science. The implications of this case go far beyond the $9.3 billion Oracle is seeking from Google and damages allowing companies to assert copyright over a P S will completely alter how computer programs interact and could have profoundly negative effects on software innovation. The case is expected to last week