Re: [License-discuss] Copyright on APIs

Pam, I understood previously that was what you believe, but I don't agree with you. Not all amicus briefs focused on the fundamental legal issues in the Oracle v. Google case. Permission to use an interface (API) shouldn't depend on the functional purpose of that interface, whether it be Android

Re: [License-discuss] Copyright on APIs

The below is all well and good, also the law in the United States, and not at issue in Google v. Oracle. Google v. Oracle isn't about interoperability of devices or software. Android was not created to interface with Java or as a replacement for Java for those devices or programs running Java. The

Re: [License-discuss] Copyright on APIs

Thank you again Patrice-Emanuel, and thanks also to the EU for a much clearer explanation of functional software interfaces ("APIs") than the brief but equally relevant provision in 17 USC 102(b). I hope the US Supreme Court is as clear in its decision in the Oracle v. Google case. OSI shou

Re: [License-discuss] [License-review] Copyright on APIs

Hi Bruce, This is explicit law if you read Recitals 10 and 15 of Directive 2009/24/EC ) At the contrary of "articles", recitals does not need to be transposed in national law, as requested in the directive process. H