APIs & Copyrights

APIs & CopyrightsModerated byBrian Pagano@brianpaganoWith commentary fromSam Ramji Ed Anuff Greg Brail@sramji @edanuff @gbrailAnant Jhingran Marsh Gardiner Brian Mulloy@jhingran @earth2marsh @landlessness

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Topics• Introductions• Disclaimers• Copyright Law Primer• Oracle vs. Google• Panel Discussion• Conclusion

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Panelist AvengerBrian Pagano Nick FurySam Ramji ThorEd Anuff HawkeyeGreg Brail Captain AmericaAnant Jhingran HulkMarsh Gardiner Iron ManBrian Mulloy Wolverine (alternate)

DISCLAIMER #1: We are technologists. We arenot lawyers.

DISCLAIMER #2: The opinions of the panelist arenot the opinions of any organization or company.

Copyright Law Primer

Copyright != Trademark != Patent

“ 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

APIs have been copyrightable for more than 22 years.

Oracle vs. Google

Panel Discussion

How will copyrighted APIs impact developeradoption?

Some web API providers have explicitly copiedother web APIs.What’s up with that, Marsh?

Some web APIs are simple wrappers on top ofdata, for example /countries/ca/population/2010.What’s up with that, Anant?

What do API copyrights mean for web APImonetization?

Will API copyrights destroy the app economy andthe web, Ed and Sam?

What should API providers do about their APIs andcopyrights, Greg?

Final thoughts?

Questions from Audience

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