API usually have at least copyright protection, sometimes even license protection. Although I am not a huge fan of many of their business practices, Oracle has

API usually have at least copyright protection, sometimes even license protection. Although I am not a huge fan of many of their business practices, Oracle has been quite successful in defending API copyright violations. https://searchoracle.techtarget.com/news/2240220840/Oracle-takes-on-Google-SAP-Comcast-in-copyright-protection-lawsuits https://searchoracle.techtarget.com/news/2240220840/Oracle-t...