Oracle Wins Appeal Against Google Over Java APIs
Copyrighting an API is insane.
APIs aren't the functional part of the software, they are just instructions which tell one OS or software how to interact with another.
This is like making headphones which include a user guide with a sketch of the headphone jack on an iPod, and Apple suing you because they have a copyright on knowing which hole is the headphone jack.
This is like making headphones which include a user guide with a sketch of the headphone jack on an iPod, and Apple suing you because they have a copyright on knowing which hole is the headphone jack.
I agree, this is getting ridiculous. Sigh.
What an accurate analogy! I agree.
