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by shmerl 2696 days ago
APIs aren't functions, they are interfaces. No matter how original they are or how much you pile them together, they aren't supposed to be copyrightable because they are too abstract.
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`java.util.ArrayList<E>` is not an abstract class, I don't know what you're talking about
About abstractions, not about what CS calls an "abstract type". Don't mix these.
Not trying to be confrontational here - but through your other posts, are you suggesting by changing class names the whole situation could’ve been avoided?