Two years ago its case seemed dead in the water, but Oracle now can pursue its high-profile copyright suit against Google over Android's use of Java.

Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK).

Oracle wins appeal of 2012 court ruling in its lawsuit against Google over Java in Android, and experts say the case could have implications for all software vendors.

Google not only argued that APIs can't be copyrighted, Google also argued that its use of Oracle's Java API was legal under copyright's fair use doctrine.

The Supreme Court has sided with Google in the long-running Java API copyright case known as Oracle v. Google, finding that Google is legally entitled to use elements of Java APIs in its Android code.

After a long legal battle, Google is moving to a completely open implementation of Java in Android N.

News Google Wins—Java APIs Are a Fair Use, High Court Rules The Supreme Court justices rule 6-2 that Google used only the amount of Oracle code necessary to transform Java into "a highly ...