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It determines whether developers can copy code structures to build new systems. The outcome shapes the future of software interoperability and innovation."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 39, lines 50-40","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/18-956_2dp3.pdf","page_label":"file page 39, lines 50-40"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 22-28","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/18-956_2dp3.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 22-28"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 65, lines 32-42","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/18-956_2dp3.pdf","page_label":"file page 65, lines 32-42"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 84, lines 30-32","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/18-956_2dp3.pdf","page_label":"file page 84, lines 30-32"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. 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