A court is about to make a landmark decision on whether Google licenses Oracle 's intellectual property ( Java APIs ) to use in one of its products ( Android ) , which would be a violation of Oracle 's patents and making masses of money as a result . If Oracle wins , many website , apps and services may suddenly become vulnerable to copyright lawsuits . Things at stake in this case are the $ 9bn that Oracle is seeking , and , many say , the future of software development .
A jury is about to make a landmark decision on whether Google stole Oracle's intellectual property (Java APIs) to use in one of its products (Android), which would be a violation of Oracle's copyright and making masses of money as a result. If Oracle wins, many website, apps and services may suddenly become vulnerable to copyright lawsuits. Things at stake in this lawsuit are the $9bn that Oracle is seeking, and, many say, the future of software development.