On March 4, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) found in the matter of Rimini Street v. Oracle that the Copyright Act of 1976 does not authorize a court “to award litigation expenses beyond the six categories of ‘costs’ specified by Congress in the general costs statute.”
The ruling orders Oracle to return a $12.8 million award for litigation expenses paid by Rimini Street in 2016.
