12 Feb
2013
12 Feb
'13
6:37 p.m.
On 02/12/2013 06:17 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
On Tue, 2013-02-12 at 09:32 -0500, drew Roberts
wrote:
>>> So, you are whistling a new tune in your room with the windows open. Jack
>>> is walking by and hears some of it. It is catchy and he starts to whistle
>>> it as he walks along. John standing at the bus stop a few blocks away
>>> hears it as Jack passes. He too starts whistling the melody. He gets on
>>> the bus whistling. All of the bus riders hear at. When they get off the
>>> bus at their various stops they whistle it. Etc. In the absence of
>>> copyright law, do you really think you have some power or right to
>>> prevent this situation? Some right to be compensated by all of these
>>> people whistling without your permission?
As inventor Conrad Aiken said, "Don't worry about people stealing your
ideas. If they're original, you'll have to ram it down their throats."
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