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Patented API? I thought Google v. Oracle settled this? Making an implementation of an API spec is fair use, is it not?

• fngjdflmdflg 2y ago
  My understanding is that Google v. Oracle only applies to copyright.
  • nl 2y ago
    Well you can't patent an API so....
    • fngjdflmdflg 2y ago
      You can patent the implementation. You can't patent the API name DecodeH265Video() but you can still sue someone for implementing that function correctly.
      • anticensor 2y ago
        If there is only one way to solve a problem, there is nothing to invent, just discover, and discoveries are decidedly not patentable.
        • fngjdflmdflg 2y ago
          >If there is only one way to solve a problem h.265 is one way, av1 is another way.