In the multi-billion Supreme Court clash between two titans of tech, Google emerged as the victor on Monday.

In a 6-2 opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer, the court said that Google's use of 11,000 lines of code - copied without ติดต่อ slotxo permission from Oracle's Java program - to create the Android smartphone operating system - constitutes fair use as a matter of law. and does not require compensation.

"We assume, for argument's sake, that the material was copyrightable. But we hold that the copying here at issue nonetheless constituted a fair use. Hence, Google's copying did not violate the copyright law," Breyer wrote.

The decision reversed a lower court ruling in favor of Oracle, which had sought $ 9 billion in damages from Google for copyright infringement.

The stakes in the case - dubbed the "copyright case of the century" - are significant for both companies, the software industry and everyday American investors. Millions of Americans' 401k retirement savings plans include investments in Google.

Experts have said a decision in favor of Google, allowing the copying of code as "fair use," could facilitate more rapid development of new consumer products and technological innovation - essentially allowing companies to build on each other.

But there could be a downside: Some start-up companies fear the decision could harm their ability to turn a profit if giants like Google can swoop in and copy without compensation.