Google Wants Supreme Court to Decide Java Copyright Case

Google Inc. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to wade into contentious litigation against Oracle Corp. arguing that the high court must act to protect innovation in high tech. Google's request seeks to overturn an appeals court ruling that found Oracle could copyright parts of the Java programming language, which Google used to design its Android smartphone operating system.

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