Overview
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On April 5, 2021, the Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in Google LLC v. Oracle America Inc., the culmination of a decade-long software copyright dispute between the two tech giants. Resolving what observers have hailed as the "copyright case of the century," the Court held in Google's favor, finding that Google's copying of the "declaring code" of the Java SE application programming interface (API) was a fair use and thus did not infringe Oracle's copyright in Java.
By Wednesday: Research the Supreme Court's decision in this case and discuss in detail the legal and ethical impact this decision has on intellectual property rights and innovation moving forward. Is this a progressive step toward innovation or does this decision support further monopolization?
By Saturday: Respond to at least 2 of your classmates' posts. While simply writing "good post" is allowed, it is not sufficient for a grade. A thoughtful reply will directly address a topic or issue in your classmates' posts.
*** Your initial response is due by 11:55 p.m. on the due date. Your responses to at least two of your classmates' posts are due by 11:55 p.m. on the second due date. In order to receive full credit for this discussion, you must: 1) Post your initial discussion on time and it must be of substance that can encourage discussion among your classmates. Your initial post must be supported by at least three scholarly articles or reputable sources. 2) Post to at least TWO of your classmates' discussion posts. Your response to a classmate's discussion post must be supported by at least two scholarly articles or reputable sources. 3) You must cite your sources used in accordance with APA guidelines. If you are using the words or paraphrasing the words of another author, you need to let us know who that was and where we can find the information. ***