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[ PRIVACY Forum ] EFF: Computer Scientists Urge Court to Block
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EFF: Computer Scientists Urge Court to Block Copyright Claims in
Oracle v. Google API Fight
http://j.mp/17aWEj9 (EFF)
"The law is already clear that computer languages are mediums of
communication and aren't copyrightable. Even though copyright might
cover what was creatively written in the language, it doesn't cover
functions that must all be written in the same way," said EFF Staff
Attorney Julie Samuels. "APIs are similarly functional - they are
specifications allowing programs to communicate with each other. As
Judge Alsup found, under the law APIs are simply not copyrightable
material."
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