With a single legislative act, we need not worry about this or anything else, modulo constitutional issues which can also be fixed via amendments.
No, it is not obvious that API is a "functional thing" covered by existing law by the mere fact that SCOTUS has taken it on and it was a case to begin with.
I'm not sure why a trivial act of congress isn't the first thing we jump to rather than risk ruin. All the act needs to do is clarify what copyright means.
A copyright act for the digital millenium, if you will -- you can call it DMCA 2.0 :)
With a single legislative act, we need not worry about this or anything else, modulo constitutional issues which can also be fixed via amendments.
No, it is not obvious that API is a "functional thing" covered by existing law by the mere fact that SCOTUS has taken it on and it was a case to begin with.
I'm not sure why a trivial act of congress isn't the first thing we jump to rather than risk ruin. All the act needs to do is clarify what copyright means.
A copyright act for the digital millenium, if you will -- you can call it DMCA 2.0 :)