TimSort—more specifically, Bloch's 9 line "rangecheck" function from his reimplementation—figured into Oracle's claims that Google copied Java code into Android

TimSort—more specifically, Bloch's 9 line "rangecheck" function from his reimplementation—figured into Oracle's claims that Google copied Java code into Android: http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=20120419221941261 http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=20120419221941... As best as I can remember, those 9 lines are the only literal copying Oracle was able to find; the rest of their suit centers around whether the design of an API (e.g. parameter names) can be copyrighted. (And unless the Supreme Court steps in, the answer is "maybe.")