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> copyright on interpretation is about the same category as copyright on a work of a plumber in my apartment I'm going to guess you're not particularly into Ba
by rspeer 8y ago
> copyright on interpretation is about the same category as copyright on a work of a plumber in my apartment
I'm going to guess you're not particularly into Bach, if you're going to make a statement devaluing classical music like this. The interpretation of the performer has always been hugely important. Nobody gets into Bach's music and then listens to MIDIs of it.
- srtjstjsj 8y agoMaybe not MIDIs, but not everyone cares about the interpretation. Some people just enjoy cheap recordings of classics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101_Strings#Sales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101_Strings#Sales "In the 10 years and 2 months of their existence, 101 Strings sold over 50,000,000 records worldwide."
- TheOtherHobbes 8y agoThat's still a specific interpretation. In fact those customers care about the interpretation a lot. They know they're going to get an exaggeratedly soothing and smooth version, and that's exactly what they're paying for. The Sony/Google problem seems to be more that the AI is clever enough to recognise a piece, but neither Google's developers nor the AI were clever enough to understand that different interpretations are important. This isn't artificial intelligence, it's artificial bureaucracy - the automation of procedure for corporate benefit without any understanding the domain.