Disrupitve Effects of the Google v. Oracle Case on Copyright Protection of Software

master's thesis

• Title (english): Disruptive Effects of the Google vs. Oracle Case on Copyright Protection of Software
• Author: Marina Bogdanović
• Mentor: Tihomir Katulić (mentor)
• Committee member: Hrvoje Lisičar (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marko Jurić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tihomir Katulić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (Information Technology Law and Informatics); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-06-27, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Law

Abstract

Svrha ovog rada je razmotriti predmet Google protiv Oraclea i osvrnuti se na njegove implikacije na pravnu zaštitu računalnih programa u SAD-u te u EU-u. Prije svega su ukratko opisane osnove Java i Android tehnologija, povijest koja prethodi predmetu i važne pravne doktrine i propisi američkog prava. Nadalje, predmet se razmatra kroz prikaz najbitnijih argumenata stranaka te oprečnih tumačenja činjenica i prava od strane američkih sudova. Potom su ukratko opisane razlike između autorskopravnih sustava SAD-a i EU-a, što služi kao uvod u analizu mogućih odluka koje bi sudovi EU-a mogli donijeti u takvom predmetu. Konačno, u zaključku se razmatra trenutačno stanje autorskopravne zaštite računalnih programa u SAD-u te u EU-u.

Abstract (english)

This work aims to review the Google v. Oracle case and discuss the implications thereof on the legal protection of computer programs in the U.S. and the EU. Firstly, the basics of the Java and Android technologies, the history preceding the case, and the relevant U.S. legal doctrines and regulations are presented in short. Secondly, the case is reviewed by presenting the most important arguments of the parties and the diverging legal interpretation of both facts and law by the U.S. courts involved. Thirdly, the differences between the U.S. and the EU copyright systems are briefly presented to serve as the introduction to the analysis of how the EU courts might adjudicate such a case. Finally, in the conclusion, the current state of copyright protection of computer programs in the U.S. and the EU is analysed.

• Keywords: Google; Oracle; Java; Android; API; Java deklaracija; copyright; autorsko pravo; pošteno korištenje; Direktiva o pravnoj zaštiti računalnih programa; Direktiva o određenim pravnim aspektima usluga informacijskog društva
• Keywords (english): Google; Oracle; Java; Android; API; declaring code; copyright; author’s rights; fair use; Computer Programs Directive; Information Society Directive
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:303453
• Study programme: Title: Law; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra prava (magistar/magistra prava)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-06-29 10:32:15