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Re:Google’s copying of the Java SE API was fair use [pdf] by LogicUpgrade on Monday April 05, 2021 @12:10PM (#26700789)
Honestly this stands contrary to almost every principle of fair use (transformative work of different character for the purpose of comment, parody etc.).

Google took tons of APIs from a platform and implemented them into... a platform.

If you think designing thousands of classes is not substantial that's a very different argument, different from fair use.

Fair use means yes, APIs are copyrightable, but this is transformative use. And, to anyone with a clue in software dev... no it's not.

It's basically like taking someone else's script as-is and shooting a movie from it, and the court deeming this use of a script "fair use".

Re:Google’s copying of the Java SE API was fair use [pdf] by topicseed on Monday April 05, 2021 @12:26PM (#26701048)
Is a restaurant menu copyrightable?
Re:Google’s copying of the Java SE API was fair use [pdf] by anticensor on Monday April 05, 2021 @12:53PM (#26701454)
Recipes and menu listings are not. The artistic layout of the menu is.

Disclaimer: IANAL

Re:Google’s copying of the Java SE API was fair use [pdf] by topicseed on Monday April 05, 2021 @03:57PM (#26703829)
Artistic layout... The formatting?