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 . An earlier brief filed by Microsoft and others, however, takes a different view: 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 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 .