Supreme Court sides with Google in long-running dispute with Oracle

The Supreme Court on Monday sided with Google in a long-running dispute with Oracle, finding that in copying Oracle’s computer programming language, Google did not violate the company’s copyright.

The case, which developed into a decadelong, multibillion-dollar court battle, concerned whether Google had violated copyright laws in using Oracle’s Java SE to develop its Android network. Google used about 11,500 lines of code, arguing that it was allowed to do so under federal “fair use” regulations.