> That makes Oracle's win on the subject matter issue basically a pyrrhic victory for anyone looking to protect their APIs. They're protectable, but can't be pr

> That makes Oracle's win on the subject matter issue basically a pyrrhic victory for anyone looking to protect their APIs. They're protectable, but can't be protected in any realistic scenario. Good. The CAFC ruling is indefensible, like most everything else that emanates from that court. If nothing else this ruling strikes me as a workaround for having an appeals court that is bought and paid for by special interests. For copyright and patents, the courts are so heavily stacked in favor of major rightsholders, and so abused by them, that for those who favor copyright reform it's probably well past the time to hope for rightful justice under the law and better to adopt a "victory at any cost" stance, much like our opponents (i.e. Oracle, etc.) already do. If Google weasels out of liability because of some lame fair use defense that probably "technically" shouldn't pass muster, I can hardly give a damn given how often the law is twisted in the other direction already.