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🗓️ 7 April 2021

⏱️ 9 minutes

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For years, two tech giants have been locked in a legal battle over lines of code. When Google built the Android operating system, it used software created and copyrighted by Oracle. So, Oracle sued Google. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court sided with Google, ruling that it counts as lawful fair use. But how can computer code be fair use, and what does this mean for future programmers? Vox’s Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) explains. References: Read more from Ian in his new book The Agenda: How a Republican Supreme Court Is Reshaping America. Enjoyed this episode? Rate Recode Daily ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. What do you want to learn about on Recode Daily? Send your requests and questions to recodedaily@recode.net. We read every email! Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Recode Daily by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was made by: - Host: Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) - Producer: Sofi LaLonde (@sofilalonde) - Engineer: Paul Mounsey Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:45.2	Over the last decade, two tech giants
0:48.3	have been locked in a legal battle over lines of code.
0:52.8	We will hear argument first this morning in case 18956,
0:57.2	Google versus Oracle.
0:59.1	Back when Google was building the Android operating system,
1:02.6	it used software that was created and copyrighted by Oracle.
1:06.3	So Oracle said, hey, you can't steal our stuff.
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