The EU has ruled that APIs are not copyrightable and the jury is literally still out in the USA. The implications of a decision could have far-reaching consequences for software and API-based businesses. Should APIs be covered by copyright law? Would developers and innovation be stifled by copyrightable APIs? Or would it afford protection over IP?
Join the Apigee team for a discussion of the pros and cons, and the potential consequences if APIs are held to be copyrightable.
1. APIs & Copyrights
Moderated by
Brian Pagano
@brianpagano
With commentary from
Sam Ramji Ed Anuff Greg Brail
@sramji @edanuff @gbrail
Anant Jhingran Marsh Gardiner Brian Mulloy
@jhingran @earth2marsh @landlessness
8. Panelist Avenger
Brian Pagano Nick Fury
Sam Ramji Thor
Ed Anuff Hawkeye
Greg Brail Captain America
Anant Jhingran Hulk
Marsh Gardiner Iron Man
Brian Mulloy Wolverine (alternate)
15. “ A computer program is made up of several different
components, including the source and object code, the
structure, sequence and/or organization of the
program, the user interface, and the function, or
purpose, of the program. Whether a particular
component of a program is protected by a copyright
depends on whether it qualifies as an 'expression' of an
idea, rather than the idea itself.
-John Controls v. Phoenix Control Systems
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Oct. 3, 1989
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Sam Ramji Ed Anuff Greg Brail
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