[HillRat]

[T]hat would be like being able to copyright ... how books are organised on shelves in a Library

Probably not the best example to give, since the Dewey Decimal System is actually a copyrighted product(http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=11&ti=1,11...). Similar to how the AMA has copyrighted the ICD codes.

I do wonder if using identical function names, but different argument names, would be sufficient to escape infringement.

[russell_h]

I'm sure that would be found to be a derivative work.

The entire thing is derived from this doctrine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure,_sequence_and_organiz...