Oracle has a copyright to the computer code, but not a patent. That means that the public, not oracle, has the right to these functions. Oracle cannot leverage its copyright to create pattonlike rights. Specifically, under the merger document there is no copyright protection for computer code that is the only way to perform those functions. Java Software Developers have the right to use certain commands to create applications for googles android smartphone platform. The commands require google to reuse an exact set of code from java se. Because there are no substitutes oracle is claiming the exclusive right to not merely what the declaration is saying, but what the declarations do. That is not a copyright, it is a patent right. Respect to fair use, the longstanding practice of reusing code is write the developers to millions of creative applications that are used by more than one billion people. Those policy questions are academic, the issue is not whether this court would find fair us
This hearing of the National Security subcommittee will now come to order. I want to welcome everyone to todays hybrid hearing. Pursuant to the house rules, some members will appear in person and others will appear remotely via webex. Since some members are appearing in person, let me remind theyone that pursuant to latest guidelines from the house attending physician office, all individuals must wear a face mask. Members who choose not to wear a face mask will not be recognized. That me make a few reminders for those members appearing in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when they are speaking in active speaker mode. A timer is visible in the room directly in front of you. For members appearing remotely, i know you are all familiar with webex by now, but let me remind everyone of a few points. You will be able to see each other speaking, in person or remote, as long as you have webex set to active speaker view. If you hav
They also reflect on the death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg and her influence on the court, and the legal profession. From Georgetown University law center, this is two hours. Welcome, everyone to our annual, Supreme Court preview. Before we get started with todays scheduled program, i wanted to take the opportunity to acknowledge the passing of Justice Ginsburg. She was a trail blazing civil rights lawyer, a giant of a jurist, and a largerthanlife human being. Anlife human being. But but what i will remember most about her was her indomitable spirit. That and the devastating series of questions she hurled at me inf course. Invite time, i want to any Panel Members who wish to do so to say anything they would like about Justice Ginsburg, but first, let me introduce our panel. [reads names] anybody who wants to come up be on video and take the floor. To, be on video and take the floor. Anyone want to start . Don . To get myill trying head around the idea that Justice Ginsburg wont be o
Are admonished to give their attention. The court is now sitting. God save the United States and this honorable court. We will her argument for this morning in case 18 956, google versus oracle. Mister goldstein. Mister chief justice and may it please the court. The murder doctrine resolved the copyright issue in this case. Oracle has a copyright to the computer code in java sd but not a patent read that means the public not oracle has the right to its function and oral cannot create patent yrlike rights specifically under the murder doctrine there is no copyright protection for computer code that is theonly way to perform those functions. Your Java Software developers have the right to use certain commands to create applications for googles android smartphone platform but to work, the commands require google to reuse an exact set ofdeclarations from java sd like he fits into a lot. Because there are no substitutes, oracle is impermissibly claiming the exclusive right not merely to wha
How are you doing . I wanted to ask you ok. I wanted to ask you about that. I want to get to Justice Ginsburg and the pandemic and everything but give us just a little more of this flavor of the resolution. You agreed to a lot of money to the farmers. Is that correct . Is something the definition of a clean vr on the republican side is we get what we want and do nothing we dont. I am pleased we were able to accomplish the things we did with the leverage they gave us. The fact is that we were able to get almost a billion dollars in pandemic emergency food for children in schools and childcare centers. We were able to get meals for children in school. Sometimes they are not even attending. , what we wereased , we saved for seniors. Hem from themselves mike four dollars or five dollars a month. There are different pieces of the bill. We will not let them know. [laughter] we wont tell anyone. This is just kind of a kick the can kind of bill, right . It is just on till december 11. Until de