U.S. Court gives away musical notes: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth circuit reaffimed its decision that re-using 3 notes constitutes copyright infringement (Corante - Patry). The ruling involved three notes that were changed in pitch and inserted into another song in a movie. The judges said that even sampling two notes would be illegal.
But fret not, creative artists and mixers. Those single notes are still free. Just don't string them together.
You already know singing "Happy Birthday" is risky. Now you better forget about "Happy."
Coming soon: The musical goldrush. Just like Internet domains. Entertainment companies will own all possible 3, 4, and 5 note combinations. Speaking of which, I am pleased to announced I am now the legal owner of C-E-F©. Apply below for licensing inquiries.
Marc Freedman
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We don't need to focus on going head-to-head with the Europeans over the issue of expiring copyrights. We need to fix our own copyright system. And, while we're at it, we might just as well take a look at the patent system which is just as broken (if not even more so).
Still, wow...
[P.S.: I can't seem to post with Firefox 1.0.4. All I get is a rather non-descript board error message.]