From the U.S. Copyright Act:
"ยง 117. Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106, it is not an infringement for
the owner of a copy of a computer program to make or authorize the making of
another copy or adaptation of that computer program
In the U.S. at least, building a house from a blueprint is creating a copy of an architectural work - see the definition of an architectural work in s. 101 of the U.S. Copyright Act and other limitations in s. 120. If someone builds an unauthorized exact or substantially similar copy (i.e. a
In my view, an API is as much a collection of facts as your original message, as Stephen King's latest novel, etc. I think in most cases an API involves creative expression or at least some selection, arrangement or coordination of function names, parameter type(s) and return type(s) (of course
I am not sure I see how 102(b) should exclude APIs from copyrightable subject matter as an absolute matter. Surely some aspects of an API may fail because of various doctrines such as merger, scenes a faire, etc. (viz. sqrt()) but I am not sure I see how a full set of APIs should be excluded per
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Of course, by using the
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John Cowan writes:
Stamnes,
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Hi all!
Angelo Schneider David Johnson:
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Hello all,
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