What is the point in obtaining a copyright in software? Not much, if Google can copy 11,500 lines of your code and it can still be a fair use.

Developers have seen the benefits of cross-company collaboration, and many people are keen to continue to enjoy them. But cases like Google and Oracle's could jeopardize the future of open source.

The decision in Teradyne v. Astronics illustrates the potential strength of the fair use defense in software cases, even in those involving direct competitors.

The justices agreed to decide whether Google violated federal copyright laws by using some of Oracle's Java programming language to create Android.

The 108-page report deals primarily with copyright concerns around the training of AI models -- specifically, whether AI companies have legal footing to ask for a fair-use exception, which would ...

Digital Rights Management software makes it difficult to copy movies, music, ebooks, and games that you already own. There ...

A group of large software companies has taken the first step toward inciting a tussle with the telecommunications industry by asking Congress to rewrite copyright law so alleged Internet pirates ...