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DRM for 1'3" of Silence
jc42 writes "In the latest entry in the battle over Digital Rights Management, a fellow has blatantly ripped off a "tune" from the iTunes Store. "Tune" is 1 minute 3 seconds of silence. To compound his crime, he has posted the tune on his web site for anyone to download. I downloaded it to iTunes, and it played just fine (but now I suppose I'm a criminal, too). I wonder what John Cage and Mike Batt would have to say about this? Will lawyers for Apple or Ciccone Youth send a C&D letter? If I were to make my own MP3 silent tune of exactly the same length and put it online, would I be infringing their copyright?"
If I copyright the sound of my fart, will anyone else's recording of a fart be infringement or parody?.
- Just my $0.02, take with a grain of salt, your mileage may vary.
That moment of silence gives us time to think about how fucked we all are under the current regime. surely this will be banned because it encourges free thought.
The government which is strong enough to protect you from everything is strong enough to take everything from you.