The Supreme Court said it will referee a high-
profile copyright dispute between technology
giants Oracle and Google. Oracle says it wants
nearly $9 billion from Google.
The case stems from Google’s development of
its hugely popular Android operating system by
using Oracle’s Java programming language.
A federal appeals court found that Google
unfairly used Java without paying for it, the
second appellate ruling in Oracle’s favor. A trial
court has yet to assess damages.