This thread is overwhelmingly against this stance by the DoJ, with a few "mixed" reactions. Whenever I see threads like this I wonder about opposing viewpoints...
Does anyone think this is a good thing? If so, why?
The appeals court overturning Posner's decision about the general copyrightability of APIs and the amicus brief are both good things, because they are based on the correct legal rationales. Assuming your position is that copyright protection should apply to software at all, that is.
The fact that the existing fair use exception language is not clearly and explicitly permitting Google's use of the API is a bad thing.
The fact that the existing fair use exception language is not clearly and explicitly permitting Google's use of the API is a bad thing.