APIs & Copyrights
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The document records a panel discussion on APIs and copyright, featuring technologists who discuss the implications of copyright law on API development and monetization. It includes a primer on the distinction between copyright, trademark, and patent, and references the Oracle vs. Google case regarding API copyrightability. The panelists explore how copyright laws may affect developer adoption and the app economy, encouraging audience interaction and further engagement through additional resources.
APIs & Copyrights
- 1. APIs & Copyrights Moderated by Brian Pagano @brianpagano With commentary from Sam Ramji Ed Anuff Greg Brail @sramji @edanuff @gbrail Anant Jhingran Marsh Gardiner Brian Mulloy @jhingran @earth2marsh @landlessness
- 5. Topics • Introductions • Disclaimers • Copyright Law Primer • Oracle vs. Google • Panel Discussion • Conclusion
- 7. @brianpagano @sramji @edanuff @gbrail @jhingran @earth2marsh @landlessness
- 8. Panelist Avenger Brian Pagano Nick Fury Sam Ramji Thor Ed Anuff Hawkeye Greg Brail Captain America Anant Jhingran Hulk Marsh Gardiner Iron Man Brian Mulloy Wolverine (alternate)
- 9. DISCLAIMER #1: We are technologists. We are not lawyers.
- 10. DISCLAIMER #2: The opinions of the panelist are not the opinions of any organization or company.
- 12. Copyright != Trademark != Patent
- 15. “ 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
- 16. APIs have been copyrightable for more than 22 years.
- 27. Panel Discussion
- 29. How will copyrighted APIs impact developer adoption?
- 30. Some web API providers have explicitly copied other web APIs. What’s up with that, Marsh?
- 31. Some web APIs are simple wrappers on top of data, for example /countries/ca/population/2010. What’s up with that, Anant?
- 32. What do API copyrights mean for web API monetization?
- 33. Will API copyrights destroy the app economy and the web, Ed and Sam?
- 34. What should API providers do about their APIs and copyrights, Greg?
- 35. Final thoughts?
- 37. THANK YOU Questions and ideas to: groups.google.com/group/api-craft
- 38. THANK YOU Subscribe to API webinars at: youtube.com/apigee
- 39. THANK YOU Subscribe to API slides at: slideshare.net/apigee
- 40. THANK YOU Contact us at: Brian Pagano @brianpagano Sam Ramji Ed Anuff Greg Brail @sramji @edanuff @gbrail Anant Jhingran Marsh Gardiner Brian Mulloy @jhingran @earth2marsh @landlessness
Editor's Notes
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