Yeah, if you have enough clout to get Google or any other API vendor to care and make a special contract for you, then great.<p>Most tenancies are also dictated by a separate legally binding contract (the &quot;lease&quot;). The reason the law addresses tenancy separately, even though most landlords and tenants sign leases, is so that there&#x27;s a baseline if no contract is provided or if the contract is unconscionable. The law also provides a custom-tailored process to address issues of non-compliance with that type of contract (eviction) instead of sending it through conventional civil court, which wouldn&#x27;t resolve that type of issue efficiently.<p>These custom-built paths in law are useful. We have these to make sure things are as fair as possible for all involved parties in common arrangements, because just falling back on hastily-written contracts isn&#x27;t always the ideal solution. API tenancy is becoming a common arrangement.<p>Maybe it&#x27;s too specific though, you could be right about that. Maybe there&#x27;s a more abstract level at which we can conceptualize digital property rights that would solve API tenancy issues as well as other digital issues.