I found this description of an API surprisingly good compared to earlier courts. It's not quite literally true, but it makes sense. > The copied lines of code

I found this description of an API surprisingly good compared to earlier courts. It's not quite literally true, but it makes sense. > The copied lines of code are part of a “user interface” that provides a way for programmers to access prewritten computer code through the use of simple commands. As a result, this code is different from many other types of code, such as the code that actually instructs the computer to execute a task > As part of an interface, the copied lines are inherently bound together with uncopyrightable ideas (the overall organization of the API) and the creation of new creative expression (the code independently written by Google). Unlike many other computer programs, the value of the copied lines is in significant part derived from the investment of users (here computer programmers) who have learned the API’s system.