Document Type
Brief
Publication Date
2-25-2019
Abstract
Amici curiae are intellectual property scholars (listed in Appendix A) who are alarmed that the Federal Circuit's copyrightability ruling has deepened splits in circuit court interpretations of several major copyright doctrines as applied to computer programs. That ruling disrupted the relative equilibrium of more than two decades of software copyright precedents and upset settled expectations within the software industry. This Court's guidance is urgently needed to address and resolve circuit conflicts affecting this $564 billion industry? Amici's sole interest in this case lies in their concern for the proper application of traditional principles of copyright law to computer programs. Because amici have devoted their careers to understanding the balancing principles built into copyright and other intellectual property laws, their views can aid the Court in resolving the important issues presented by the Petition.
Recommended Citation
Litman, Jessica, "Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc.: Brief of 65 Intellectual Property Scholars as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner" (2019). Appellate Briefs. 57.
https://repository.law.umich.edu/briefs/57
Comments
Amicus: Allison, John R.; Armstrong, Timothy K.; Asay, Clark D.; Atik, Jeffery; Bagley, Margo A.; Balganesh, Shyamkrishna; Bambauer, Derek; Bartow, Ann; Boyle, James; Bracha, Oren; Bridy, Annemarie; Burk, Dan L.; Burstein, Michael J.; Carrier, Michael A.; Carroll, Michael W.; Chao, Bernard; Choi, Bryan H.; Chon, Margaret; Cohen, Julie E.; Collins, Kevin Emerson; Colman, Charles E.; Contreras, Jorge L.; Curtin, Rebecca S.; Depoorter, Ben; Frye, Brian L.; Gallagher, William; Garon, Jon M.; Ghosh, Shubha; Gibson, Jim; Goldman, Eric; Gordon, Wendy J.; Grimmelmann, James; Farley, Christine Haight; Heald, Paul J.; Heverly, Robert A.; Hovenkamp, Herbert; Landers, Amy; Lee, Peter; Liebesman, Yvette Joy; Litman, Jessica; Liu, Joseph P.; Lockridge, Lee Ann Wheelis; Love, Brian J.; Madison, Michael J.; Mattioli, Michael; McJohn, Stephen; Miller, Joseph Scott; Moffat, Viva; Mulligan, Deirdre K.; Ochoa, Tyler T.; Oliar, Dotan; Osborn, Lucas S.; Perzanowski, Aaron; Phillips, Victoria F.; Reichman, Jerome H.; Risch, Michael; Rub, Guy A.; Sag, Matthew; Samuelson, Pamela; Sandeen, Sharon; Sarnoff, Joshua D.; Sawicki, Andres; Silbey, Jessica; Strandburg, Katherine J.; Sunder, Madhavi