Tuesday, December 08, 2020
Google LLC v. Oracle America Inc. in the Supreme Court: The Advocates Square Off
HANDOUTS FOR THIS WEBINAR
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- Supreme Court Hears Copyright Battle Between Google and Oracle – The New York Times
- Google LLC v Oracle America, Inc. U.S. Supreme Court Transcript
- 2020-02-12 Opening Brief – Oracle America Inc.
- 2020-01-06 Opening Brief – Google LLC
- 2019-09-27 Amicus Brief – Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc
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Ten years after Oracle first sued Google over the code in the Android platform, the two tech giants have finally faced off in the Supreme Court. There have been two trials before Judge Alsup and two appeals to the Federal Circuit. Billions of dollars are at stake; many millions have been likely spent on a parade of seasoned litigators, expert witnesses, and demonstrative exhibits intended to explain computer programming to non-technical juries. The saga reached the Supreme Court on October 7, 2020 with a teleconference oral argument in the middle of a pandemic.
At issue are: first, whether copyright protection extends to the kinds of computer code Google copied from Oracle’s “Java”; and, second, whether Google’s use of the code was “fair use.” On the second issue, the Supreme Court asked the parties for further briefing on the standard of review and, in particular, how the Seventh Amendment affects the answer.
In a session to be moderated by former Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker (N.D. Cal.), the two sides’ famed Supreme Court advocates—Tom Goldstein, for petitioner Google, and Josh Rosenkranz, for respondent Oracle—will discuss their arguments and offer their thoughts about one of the most eagerly anticipated business cases of this Term, a case of great significance to nearly everyone in the tech world and to everyone interested in business litigation.
MODERATOR
HON. VAUGHN WALKER (RET.)
Former Chief Judge
U.S. District Court – Northern District of California
PANELISTS
TOM GOLDSTEIN
Goldstein & Russell
JOSH ROSENKRANZ
Orrick
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Tuesday, December 08, 2020
- 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Zoom Webinar
- $0.00 - Free for ABTL Members
This event is free for members of any chapter of ABTL but open only to ABTL members.
1 Hour MCLE Credit
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