Hi Bruce, On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 12:16 PM Bruce Perens via License-discuss < license-discuss@lists.opensource.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 8:26 AM VanL <van.lindb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> As argued by the FSF FAQ <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html>, >> the inclusion of *any* code element from a copylefted source makes the >> entire work a derived work. >> > > At the same time, they lay no claim to an independently developed > implementation of an API. You can discuss with them their legal position in > greater detail, but they aren't asserting *API *copyrights as the > mechanism here. > > <http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org> The question is relative to "what is the API." Let's assume for a moment that 1) APIs are copyrightable, and 2) I have an "expressive" API (for whatever value of "expressive" you choose). If I write a reimplementation that copies the "expressive" elements from your API, are you arguing that I have *not* created a derivative work? Thanks, Van
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