Pirate Weather: A Free, Open, and Documented Forecast API

Re:Pirate Weather: A Free, Open, and Documented Forecast API by dt3ft on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @01:59AM (#34335870)

I’m out of the loop. Why would this not be legal? Are you using Oracle technology?

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Re:Pirate Weather: A Free, Open, and Documented Forecast API by hobofan on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @02:12AM (#34335928)

> built as a compatible alternative to the Dark Sky API

OP is talking about the copyrightability of API's (which they are clearly exposed to as they built a drop-in replacement). The relevant case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_LLC_v._Oracle_America,_....

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Re:Pirate Weather: A Free, Open, and Documented Forecast API by toyg on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @02:14AM (#34335936)

Oracle argued that interface calls were copyrightable. They lost anyway.

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