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You can reimplement a compatible API in a different language that would share no code. This would be a clone, not a copy, as no work from the original author wa
by silversconfused 7y ago
You can reimplement a compatible API in a different language that would share no code. This would be a clone, not a copy, as no work from the original author was used. The real issue here is if an API is just an interface, or could be considered code itself.
(IMHO, it's an interface, like a power socket or a light switch. You make it fit, and then it works.)
- wuliwong 7y agoThis seems like a question that has previously been answered and that is why we register software copyright as a literary work. It seems unless actual text was copied, it's not a violation. I've recently started learning more about this, so I could be wrong.