> I see but does the fact that the judge told them to assume so indicate something about what he thinks about it? There are a couple reasons he may have done t

> I see but does the fact that the judge told them to assume so indicate something about what he thinks about it? There are a couple reasons he may have done this - one is that the jury could have found for Google on fair use, rendering Alsup's decision on API copyright unnecessary. He gets to avoid making a potentially far reaching decision. The second is if he rules against API copyright, and is overruled on appeal, then there doesn't need to be a second jury trial, since the jury already assumed API was copyrightable.