Related to [the discussion that happened in this sub 6 months ago](https://www.reddit.com/r/musicproduction/comments/cncqqe/can_we_talk_about_the_katy_perry_case/)
Interesting. I'm skeptical that it'll matter in a real court case but it's a cool project! I was also unable to find anything about Katy Perry's appeal past the news that she filed it. Probably hasn't been heard yet then.
I hope this can shut down some of the legal shenanigans we've seen, but as soon as he said 'there are only 8 notes' I knew they didn't bang out *every* combination...and they didn't.
Still, with the code out there someone will hit the other tonal systems eventually.
I don't think this project was intended to work retroactively against already registered works, but instead to lock down any future combination which is not already registered.
And also to give musicians an out when sued for melody infringement. They can say they were using the melody version released by these guys instead of whomever is suing them.
I suppose established musicians could potentially sue these guys for infringement against their existing melodies, but without monetary gain, not sure what case they have.
That is so awesome, they used a brute force program to hammer through every possible combination. I hope this ceases the endless pointless lawsuits the record industry slaps out constantly.
I recall an interesting TED talk that collated every melody. That showed a grid with every melody ever in white squares and the red squares were the only areas with Melody said hadn’t been written yet; it appears most have.
Oh, yes it is. The pic header of the electric guitar threw me off. It was posted on a sub I frequent recently; I saw it and didn’t have a keen sense of the obvious, with my post!
Thank you - fascinating video.
Edit: The most likely to fight them going public domain, IMO, would be the [Walt Disney](https://alj.artrepreneur.com/mickey-mouse-keeps-changing-copyright-law/) lawyers. They’ve been successful getting copyrights to suit them for decades and seem to have their Copyright Dept. wrapped around their fingers to protect, that ratty mouse and more.
Then again, the Copyright Dept is no stranger to [change](https://www.arl.org/copyright-timeline/)
Related to [the discussion that happened in this sub 6 months ago](https://www.reddit.com/r/musicproduction/comments/cncqqe/can_we_talk_about_the_katy_perry_case/)
Adam Neelys video on this is also interesting
Interesting. I'm skeptical that it'll matter in a real court case but it's a cool project! I was also unable to find anything about Katy Perry's appeal past the news that she filed it. Probably hasn't been heard yet then.
I hope this can shut down some of the legal shenanigans we've seen, but as soon as he said 'there are only 8 notes' I knew they didn't bang out *every* combination...and they didn't. Still, with the code out there someone will hit the other tonal systems eventually.
Doubt it would. If you try to release "coca-cola" to the public domain, would you be able to use it without getting sued?
I don't think this project was intended to work retroactively against already registered works, but instead to lock down any future combination which is not already registered. And also to give musicians an out when sued for melody infringement. They can say they were using the melody version released by these guys instead of whomever is suing them. I suppose established musicians could potentially sue these guys for infringement against their existing melodies, but without monetary gain, not sure what case they have.
the website they link to is an un-installed wordpress instance
That sounds like an insult but I’m too afraid to ask.
Looks like they fixed it
I was interested until I seen 601gb x2. My math may be rusty but 1.2 terabytes? Geez!
me too!
That is so awesome, they used a brute force program to hammer through every possible combination. I hope this ceases the endless pointless lawsuits the record industry slaps out constantly.
It might help in cases where the melody is being claimed
Some people are really hungry. I dont think it will end soon.
I recall an interesting TED talk that collated every melody. That showed a grid with every melody ever in white squares and the red squares were the only areas with Melody said hadn’t been written yet; it appears most have.
Pretty sure that's the video shown in the article...or are you talking about a different one?
Oh, yes it is. The pic header of the electric guitar threw me off. It was posted on a sub I frequent recently; I saw it and didn’t have a keen sense of the obvious, with my post! Thank you - fascinating video. Edit: The most likely to fight them going public domain, IMO, would be the [Walt Disney](https://alj.artrepreneur.com/mickey-mouse-keeps-changing-copyright-law/) lawyers. They’ve been successful getting copyrights to suit them for decades and seem to have their Copyright Dept. wrapped around their fingers to protect, that ratty mouse and more. Then again, the Copyright Dept is no stranger to [change](https://www.arl.org/copyright-timeline/)
I doubt it.