>> If APIs become copyrightable, what happens to any open source software the implements a proprietary API?
That has implications for language implementations too. Who would own the standard library for any given language? What about programs that call API functions? Are they derivative works too?
An API is necessarily functional first and foremost. It would cause chaos and some weird dystopian future if Oracle wins.
That has implications for language implementations too. Who would own the standard library for any given language? What about programs that call API functions? Are they derivative works too?
An API is necessarily functional first and foremost. It would cause chaos and some weird dystopian future if Oracle wins.