Does mp3.com have people who actually sit and listen to every single song
submitted? If so, that's just amazing. I want to submit about an hour and a
half mp3 of a single tone and throw in the slightest Hootie and the Blowfish
sample at about the hour and five minute mark to see what happens.
-Greggg Girl Talk
http://girltalk5.tripod.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darren Wershler-Henry" <darrenATalienated.net>
To: <rumoriATdetritus.net>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: [rumori] Sampling the Wilson family
> A couple of observations, and an introduction.
>
> My name's Darren Wershler-Henry; I've been lurking on this list for a
couple
> of months (Kenny Goldsmith/UbuEditor told me about it). I'm a writer with
> about 6 books to my name (2 books of poetry, 4 books about the Internet
and
> online culture), and I'm currently working on a book called _FREE as in
> speech and beer_, which is about the impact of Linux, P2P technology
etc. --
> the kinds of things that are often referred to as 'gift economies' -- on
> our notions of intellectual property.
>
> So I've been doing a little reading around copyright law. there are some
> differences in Canadian law, of course (forgot to mention that I'm a
> Canuck), but here are some things to consider:
>
> While 'real life events' and impromptu conversations on radio etc. are not
> protected per se by copyright, it's because they haven't been 'fixed' onto
a
> recording medium (including but not limited to paper transcription)
Anything
> that is 'fixed' as a sound recording, though, even if it's in the public
> domain, like birdsongs, is protected under copyright, *even if the
recorded
> material itself isn't protected as a recorded work, or as a performance of
a
> recorded work*. The person who recorded it, i.e. the producer, may own
> copyright if the people involved don't. Weird but true.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Edward Milhuisen" <edjunkitaATwanadoo.nl>
> To: <rumoriATdetritus.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 6:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [rumori] Sampling the Wilson family
>
>
> >
> > I really doubt that this would be copyrighted
> > unless someone actually took the trouble to
> > do so.(that would be weeeiiird) Normally it goes per
> > song (with it's individual elements) excluding all
> > the embarrassing noises that land on the recording
> > tape in between.
> > Maybe it would fall under some form of privacy
> > infringement?
> > We should consult Hal Stakke on this one.
> >
> >
> > David Dixon wrote:
> >
> > > I've recently had a track put "on hold" (ie. "pocket vetoed") by
mp3.com
> for unlicensed sampling. What I sampled was the famous
> Murry-Wilson-invades-the-studio-and-makes-the-Beach-Boys'-lives-hell
studio
> session from hell outtake tape. Two questions:
> > >
> > > 1. How can a conversation be copyrighted?
> > >
> > > 2. How the hell am I supposed to get permission to use it?
> > >
> >
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