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Cerebralbore101 said:
Leadified said:

Your source is old, the latest ruling was in favour of Google.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/05/google-wins-trial-against-oracle-as-jury-finds-android-is-fair-use/

-_- That's what I get for using Wikipedia. 

But how exactly is this fair use? 

fair use
noun
  
  1. (in US copyright law) the doctrine that brief excerpts of copyright material may, under certain circumstances, be quoted verbatim for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research, without the need for permission from or payment to the copyright holder.
How exactly does using an API fall under criticism, news reporting, teaching, or research?
Protip: It doesn't. 

As far as I can see, Wikipedia actually states the latest state of affairs and the fair use portion. Also, fair use isn't limited to those situations. Specifically, the following points might apply in this case: Pro-tip: Read the whole thing.

(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;

(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and

(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.