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Google, Oracle meet in copyright clash at Supreme Court

The case before the justices Wednesday has to do with Googles creation of the Android operating system now used on the vast majority of smartphones worldwide.

Google has defended its actions, saying what it did is long-settled, common practice in the industry, a practice that has been good for technical progress.

Because of the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, only eight justices are hearing the case, and theyre doing so by phone because of the coronavirus pandemic.

This case is about theft, Oracles chief Washington lobbyist, Ken Glueck, said in a telephone interview ahead of argument.

He compared what Google did to plagiarizing from someone elses speech When you plagiarize one line from a speech, he said: Thats a plagiarized speech.

The Trump administration, the Motion Picture Association and the Recording Industry Association of America are among those supporting Oracle.

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Author: The Independent

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