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Re:Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyright risks... by Scaevolus on Thursday September 07, 2023 @02:03PM (#37423043)
11,000 lines of _declaring_ code-- the API signatures.
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Re:Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyright risks... by jiofj on Thursday September 07, 2023 @02:25PM (#37423393)
The API signatures were arguably the only thing that mattered.
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Re:Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyright risks... by bdowling on Thursday September 07, 2023 @05:58PM (#37426165)
The API signatures were arguably the only part that was copyrightable.

Code that is purely utilitarian (see “useful articles doctrine”) isn’t a work of human expression that is copyrightable.

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Re:Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyright risks... by seanhandley on Thursday September 07, 2023 @02:08PM (#37423124)
Defining the “what” is just as much a part of the intellectual property as defining the “how”. Both things are hard to do well IMHO
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Re:Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyright risks... by wtallis on Thursday September 07, 2023 @02:26PM (#37423416)
> Both things are hard to do well IMHO

That's not really a factor in determining what's eligible for copyright protection.

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Re:Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyright risks... by seanhandley on Saturday September 09, 2023 @03:45PM (#37449551)
Indeed. They’re both eligible.
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