Hotel Lawyer: How does the Supreme Court’s Google v. Oracle case impact the hotel industry?

Jeffrey Goldman | April 20, 2021

By Jim Butler, Jeff Goldman The recent ruling in Google v. Oracle has altered the definition of “fair use” when it comes to functional works such as code. While the use of existing creative works must still be transformative in order to avoid violating copyright laws, it will now be much easier to claim fair use when building on existing functional creations. JMBM’s Entertainment Litigation Chair Jeff Goldman explains the case below and discusses its potential impact on the hotel industry. It was hyped as the “copyright case of the century.” Justice Clarence Thomas, in his dissent, frets that the majority “transforms the d...