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1. 0xbadc+Yb[view] [source] 2023-10-23 21:18:03
>>heshie+(OP)
> Mazda has invested tremendous time and resources to develop confidential and proprietary information including computer code used by company. Recently certain Mazda Information, including proprietary API information, was used to create code and information posted to GitHub.com identified in repository of bdr99 ([private]). This repository contains code developed in python (https://github.com/bdr99/pymazda) and javascript (https://github.com/bdr99/node-mymazda), and appears to have been uploaded and used to create computer code associated with home-assistant.io and mobile applications. MNAO analyzed some of the code and determined that the code provides functionality same as what is currently in Apple App Store and Google Play App Store. We are requesting immediate removal of code from Github, brd99.

Since when is an API call proprietary information? Can they even claim a DMCA against it? That's like claiming DMCA for telling someone how to flick a light switch.

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2. deepsu+Ag[view] [source] 2023-10-23 21:46:36
>>0xbadc+Yb
And I believe Oracle vs. Google re. Java API ruled out that APIs cannot be copyrightable either.
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