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The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (and apparently the Supreme Court) would disagree with you on copyright protection for APIs. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wi
by realityking 11y ago
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (and apparently the Supreme Court) would disagree with you on copyright protection for APIs.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_America,_Inc._v._Google,_Inc https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_America,_Inc._v._Goog....
- jahewson 11y agoI knew someone would post this. Yes, that's technically correct, but 1) this could still go to the supreme court, 2) it's now back at the lower court for a ruling on whether copying APIs is "fair use" with all bets on the answer being "yes". So although I wouldn't dismiss the distinction, unprotected vs. fair use make no practical difference, we can copy freely either way.