US Supreme Court justices peppered lawyers for Google and Oracle with questions on computer code and copyright on Oct 7. — AFP
WASHINGTON: US Supreme Court justices peppered lawyers for Google and Oracle with questions on computer code and copyright on Oct 7 in a court clash which could have major ramifications for the technology sector and digital innovation.
Oral arguments were heard in a decade-old legal battle between the two Silicon Valley giants stemming from Oracle's claim that Google illegally copied parts of the Java programming language to develop its Android mobile operating system.
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