EFF's first brief explains how Congress set up the patent and copyright system to have separate regimes for patentable subject matter vs. copyrightable subject matter. The brief then explains how the courts can analyze aspects of computer software to determine whether they are copyrightable--in this case, the Java API declarations are not copyrightable. The Supreme Court is expected to hear oral arguments in March 2020, and decide the case by June.
EFF's amicus brief was one of 27 amicus briefs supporting Google. The Supreme Court briefs in the case can be found on EFF's case page or on the Supreme Court docket.
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