December 14, 2021
While Google's victory over Oracle at the U.S. Supreme Court made the biggest splash this year, appellate and district courts delivered a stream of noteworthy copyright decisions, including disputes over embedded Instagram posts and the "Friday the 13th" horror franchise. Here are Law360's picks for the top copyright rulings of 2021.
June 25, 2021
The first six months of 2021 saw a blockbuster ruling in Google v. Oracle, but there was also plenty of other copyright action elsewhere — from a home design "troll" to Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan to a major fair use ruling on Andy Warhol. To get you up to speed, here are the seven major rulings you need to know from the first half of the year.
April 05, 2021
After more than 10 years of litigation between Oracle and Google, the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the "copyright lawsuit of the decade" is finally here. To help you dig through the opinion, here are six key things experts say you need to know.
April 05, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared Google of wrongdoing in a multibillion-dollar copyright lawsuit filed by Oracle over smartphone software, ruling that the tech giant made fair use of the code at issue.
January 03, 2021
Yes, we're all still waiting to find out what the U.S. Supreme Court says about Google v. Oracle, but that's not the only copyright case you need to be watching in 2021. Here are the four cases you need to watch in the year ahead, plus three more to keep tabs on.
October 07, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in Google and Oracle's long-running copyright battle over smartphone software, wrangling with dramatic warnings about what the case means for the future of the technology industry.
October 06, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday in "the copyright lawsuit of the decade," pitting Google against Oracle in a titanic legal battle over smartphone software. Here's everything you need to know about the case, plus a guide to what experts will be watching at arguments.
October 02, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court comes back into session Monday to take on historic cases, including disputes over LGBTQ rights and the Affordable Care Act, but with only eight members following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and still closed to in-person attendance because of the coronavirus pandemic.
August 07, 2020
Responding to an unusual call for extra briefing, Google and Oracle on Friday filed dueling arguments with the U.S. Supreme Court over whether their decadelong copyright war should end with an anti-climactic ruling on appellate deference.
February 19, 2020
An eye-popping 32 amicus briefs supporting Oracle have been filed at the U.S. Supreme Court in the company's copyright battle against Google, including from the federal government, Hollywood studios, major record labels, former lawmakers and conservative think tanks.