[ NNSquad ] EFF: Computer Scientists Urge Court to Block Copyright Claims in Oracle v. Google API Fight

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

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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