If it turns out that api's are copyrightable then in the short to medium term this will cause some indigestion. In the longer term though companies and develop

If it turns out that api's are copyrightable then in the short to medium term this will cause some indigestion. In the longer term though companies and developers will just insist that api copyrights are put in the public domain or they won't use them. Lockin avoidance.