TY - GEN N2 - This article was written prior to the victory for the ORACLE v GOOGLE defendant based on "fair use". That result does not change the relevance of the earlier copyright decisions of the ORACLE court, which are the topic of my article. Moreover, the late resolution of the copyright claim underlines one of the article's main points, namely, that early dismissal of over-reaching claims of computer copyright infringement is preferable to resolution on the basis of doctrines such as "fair use" which are typically resolved far later in the game. AB - This article was written prior to the victory for the ORACLE v GOOGLE defendant based on "fair use". That result does not change the relevance of the earlier copyright decisions of the ORACLE court, which are the topic of my article. Moreover, the late resolution of the copyright claim underlines one of the article's main points, namely, that early dismissal of over-reaching claims of computer copyright infringement is preferable to resolution on the basis of doctrines such as "fair use" which are typically resolved far later in the game. T1 - How the Oracle ErredThe 'Use/Explanation Distinction' and the Future of Computer Copyright AU - Gordon, Wendy J. LA - eng ID - 42067 KW - Method of operation KW - copyright KW - Interoperability KW - Copyrightability KW - API KW - Oracle v. Google TI - How the Oracle ErredThe 'Use/Explanation Distinction' and the Future of Computer Copyright LK - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2937892 UR - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2937892 ER -