Put it in laymen's terms

[Nate]

Hello all!

Would someone be so kind as to make clear for me what the difference is
between a system call, and the use of a function in a program.

These terms are used to describe when something is or isn't a derived work
for purposes of copyright.  

Bruce has stated that copyright law recognizes this distinction.  I haven't
read this in any cases.  After you all have defined what these terms mean,
can someone point me to case law that makes this distinction?  Thank you.

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