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Question: My understanding is that the Supreme Court is here to interpret the constitution and other laws. When it now decides that Oracle is right and APIs are
by fotcorn 7y ago
Question: My understanding is that the Supreme Court is here to interpret the constitution and other laws. When it now decides that Oracle is right and APIs are copyrightable, can't the other parts of the government introduce a new law making APIs not copyrightable again?
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- gpm 7y agoIf the supreme court decides for Oracle, congress can absolutely pass a new law that reduces the scope of copyright to exclude APIs. The constitution limits what congress can say is copywritable, but doesn't require that they say anything is. There's even a good chance that they will in my opinion, given the amount of lobbying dollars on the side of sanity in this case. Still, I would rather not rely on congress doing anything sensible in a timely manner these days, especially when existing copyright law already sides with Google (IMO). It would also not be retroactive, so everyone under the sun can sue everyone under the sun over previous violations.
- tracker1 7y agoYes, but there is a lot of financial interest at stake that could make it even more interesting in practice... not good, but interesting.
- AnimalMuppet 7y agoCongress can, yes.