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In this case that's not the problem. Beethoven isn't copyrighted, but public.
by tapland 5y ago
In this case that's not the problem. Beethoven isn't copyrighted, but public.
- atoav 5y agoYeah but certain Beethoven recordings are copyrighted. Legally you are totally allowed to play his works on an instrument, while you could still break someones copyright by e.g. using their 2019 recording of the work which they sell on CD or whatnot. How will sonic fingerprinting be able to decide whether it is that copyrighted work, or whether it is somwonw playing it live? It just won't
- polytely 5y agoThe problem is that Youtube is pretending that their shoddy sonic fingerprinting system works and is fine with 3rd parties using their dumb system to defraud their users
- atoav 5y agoYeah, I think they should mark recordings where the melody is public domain and review these cases manually.
- genezeta 5y agoIt's still related to copyright law. If the law promotes, say by making it a default, that one side can easily benefit from a certain behaviour, then people, companies will assume that as the behaviour to favour. And then these are the consequences: that going around claiming rights on whatever you feel like is not only not punished by Youtube but carelessly accepted. Because it's just easier, less effort.