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The Grammy In Mathematics

Posted by kdawson on from the woodie-rides-again dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A mathematician will receive a Grammy award for restoring the only known recording of a live Woody Guthrie performance — a bootleg someone made in 1949 using a wire recorder. Guthrie's daughter, who had never heard her father perform in front of a live audience, oversaw the restoration. The article links very cool before and after clips."

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  1. In other news... by bigattichouse · · Score: 4, Funny

    The RIAA sues same gentleman for 100,000,000 USD over same infringement of Guthrie's works, especially by the current owner. DMCA invoked on compromise of special wire-based recording medium, daughter of famous singer fined and sent to Gitmo, Hail freedom! Homeland security mistakes old recordings as bombs and bans them from all flights. Shall I go on?

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    1. Re:In other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Can we have a "-1, Trite" mod? DMCA, RIAA, Gitmo, and airport security? All this guy needs is a reference to Microsoft, and we have Slashdot Bingo!

    2. Re:In other news... by Dunbal · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well perhaps OP knew that you yourself would provide the Microsoft reference.

      Oh - BINGO!

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    3. Re:In other news... by VorpalRodent · · Score: 5, Funny

      Anybody can bash Microsoft, that's why it's the "Free" space at the center of Slashdot Bingo.

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    4. Re:In other news... by Intron · · Score: 3, Funny

      His post was partially overwritten, but advanced techniques could recover that information from the original analog keystrokes.

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  2. Re:In even more other news... by Loibisch · · Score: 5, Funny

    Congress declares that audio restoration is in fact nothing more than DRM circumvention and will henceforth be illegal under the NORESTORE act.

    Also: RIAA patents bad recording quality as a copy protection measure.
    (couldn't be closer to the truth for your average CD...)

    someone else take the torch from here :)

  3. Grandma-ies by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 2, Funny

    They the awarded Woody Guthrie best heavy Metal performance.