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RMS on Copyrightability of APIsRMS on Copyrightability of APIsPosted May 1, 2012 7:21 UTC (Tue) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523)In reply to: RMS on Copyrightability of APIs by drag Parent article: Fair use or "first excuse"? Oracle v. Google goes to the jury (ars technica)
>No they can't. 'Derivative work' is a legal term. It is defined by the court precedent and legislative law. You don't get to choose the definitions of this phrase.
You can _loosen_ it by declaring that you don't consider certain uses to be derivative works. Basically, it's the 'author is [almost] always right' principle.
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RMS on Copyrightability of APIs Posted May 1, 2012 7:37 UTC (Tue) by scientes (guest, #83068) [Link]
> Basically, it's the 'author is [almost] always right' principle.
It is not just a principle, its codified as estoppel. This is one reason why Alan Cox is so clear on this issue.
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