2021 年 4 月 5 日，美国最高法院就 Oracle 起诉 Google 知识产权侵权案作出了判决，这场两大科技巨头之间长达十几年的官司终于“一锤定音”：谷歌胜，甲骨文败。 最高法院的判决中包含两项关键的决议： 最高法院维持下级法院的原判，并裁定 API 受版权保护。

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