[LAU] ASCAP Assails Free-Culture, Digital-Rights Groups

Paul Davis paul at linuxaudiosystems.com
Thu Jul 1 14:45:18 UTC 2010


On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 10:15 AM, nepal <nepal.roade at mypostoffice.co.uk> wrote:
> Actually my view is very simple on this. You have rights and ownership
> of everything you bring into the world when you are born. Everything
> else if provided by Nature for ALL living creatures of which Man is
> only 1.

I'm listening to "Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ" by
Steve Reich. As far as I know, he wasn't born with this piece, and I'm
unsure which part of Nature provided it. Some complex interplay
between what he was born with, his travels, his education, his family
and friends, even the musicians he played with regularly, created this
music. Who has the right to control its expression? Nobody? Just
Steve? Steve for 10 years? Do we put it to a referendum?


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