In late March, a case brought by one Big Tech giant against another – Google LLC v. Oracle America Inc. – will be argued before the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court.  At issue is whether or not Google’s theft of Oracle’s Java code for the Android smartphone operating system is a violation of property rights.

 

In a commentary featured on the Issues & Insights website, National Center General Counsel and Free Enterprise Project (FEP) Director Justin Danhof, Esq., writes that this case “further demonstrates Google’s tyrannical tendencies.” He suggests that the Court rule against Google to strike back at the company’s “pattern of illicit behavior [that] threaten[s] the future of copyright law.”

And Justin notes that this is just one example of how Google necessarily has cast aside its former motto of “Don’t be Evil,” since corporate leadership “can’t make such a claim with a straight face.”

Shockingly, as Justin explains, Google’s assault on property rights might be one of its lesser assaults on America’s founding principles.

There have been multiple revelations about how the company sought to lend support to Hillary Clinton and tried to defeat Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Video and memos obtained and made public by Breitbart and by Google leaders and employees demonstrate that Google staff were actively engaged in electioneering.

Justin warns:
That any company has the power to sway a national election should frighten all Americans. And that a company would use such power should offend us all.