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There's a long history - I suppose it's a tradition - of composers leaning on one another for inspiration. Sometimes this takes the form of them outright copyin
by meri_dian 9y ago
There's a long history - I suppose it's a tradition - of composers leaning on one another for inspiration. Sometimes this takes the form of them outright copying another's melody and elaborating upon it.
Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Bach, Mendelssohn, Brahms etc. all did this. Put in this context what Williams has done in borrowing from Holst and others isn't scandalous whatsoever and shouldn't be thought of as such.
- smsm42 9y agoBeethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Bach, Mendelssohn, Brahms etc. probably didn't send each other DMCA takedown demands though.
- visarga 9y agoJust let me fix a few words, for science: > There's a long history - I suppose it's a tradition - of composers claiming copyright on someone else's work and sending DMCA takedowns automatically That's how absurd it has become.
- combatentropy 9y agoEverything is a remix, https://vimeo.com/14912890 https://vimeo.com/14912890
- Feniks 9y agoYou're making an excellent case against copyright. I always joke about how much money Europe should pay China for ideas like the compass or gunpowder.
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