To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. A10-year court saga has come to an end with the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. In a 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that Google's use of Oracle's software code in developing the Android operating system constituted a fair use under §107 of the Copyright Act. In 2005, Google acquired Android, Inc. to develop a software platform for mobile devices including smartphones.