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Copying of API for a New and Transformative Program is Fair Use, SCOTUS Rules
In Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., decided on April 5, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in a 6–2 decision that Google’s use of Java APIs (application programming interfaces) owned by Oracle falls within the four factors of fair use and is not considered as copyright infringement.