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So, APIs are still thought as copyright'able and that was a different trial, right? Now Google was ruled okay to use that single, small function, or what was t
by cm3 10y ago
So, APIs are still thought as copyright'able and that was a different trial, right?
Now Google was ruled okay to use that single, small function, or what was this about?
A little more info would be nice for those who aren't following this closely.
- anarres 10y agoIn 2012, court rules Java APIs are not copyrightable. In 2014, that decision was appealed and overruled, declaring Java APIs copyrightable. The case was sent back to determine if Google's reimplementing APIs was "fair use" of copyrighted material. Now we saw that trial, where jury ruled on fair use. It was fair use. (nothing to do with any small function, that was in 2012)