“Computer programs differ to some extent from many other copyrightable works because computer programs always serve a functional purpose. Because of these differences, fair use has an important role ...

In the 1986 movie Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Scotty, the technology expert in the time-traveling starship's crew, is invited to use an Apple Macintosh, the most usable computer of the 1980s.

Oracle has announced general availability of Java Development Kit (JDK) 14, its reference implementation of the Java 14 programming language spec. Rolling out in line with Oracle's six-monthly release ...

On Monday, the jury will hear the closing arguments in the latest trial in Oracle v. Google — the $9 billion lawsuit that has the whole tech industry on edge. Oracle alleges that Google violated its ...

The vast majority of developers who use a JVM (Java Virtual Machine) language still use Java, but a sizable chunk of the population is shifting to Kotlin, a JVM-compatible language developed by ...

An energized Larry Ellison, addressing a rapt audience for the second time at Oracle OpenWorld 2015, explained how Oracle has approached some of the security issues bedeviling the industry. “The ...

James Gosling among most prominent Sun execs to leave Gosling does not give reason for leaving Oracle Gosling says disclosing reason would 'cause harm' Oracle spokeswoman declines comment BOSTON, ...

Oracle on Wednesday announced that it was joining President Obama's Computer Science For All program by committing to spend $200 million in donations and technology in the next 18 months. The White ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - James Gosling, creator of the Java computer language and one of the most prominent employees in Oracle Corp's newly acquired Sun Microsystems, has resigned from Oracle. Gosling, who ...

Charles Duan is the Director of Technology and Innovation Policy at the R Street Institute, a nonprofit think tank based in Washington, DC . He has authored several amicus curiae briefs in the ...