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by AnimalMuppet 1899 days ago
Yes, exactly that. Why do the && in that order? Because isFairUse(workUnderInvestigation) was a much less expensive operation than copyrightable(originalWork) for this particular value of originalWork.
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That is the order scotus considered it.
Right, and that's why SCOTUS considered it in that order. Deciding API copyright was a much bigger decision than deciding fair use.
A shame, because as test cases go that wouldn’t have been a terrible one.