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I'm going to start selling imitation pieces for $100. Just waiting to be sued for copyright infringement...

by FridayoLeary 5y ago

teawrecks 5y ago
Screw imitations, just steal the original and sell it on the black market!
- jvalencia 5y ago
  I already did, but they haven't figured it out yet!
plutonorm 5y ago
I have an entire universe in my hand I will sell it to you for £1000
- FridayoLeary 5y ago
  Don't be so silly.You need to have a long Continental name with a double or triple-barreled surname.
- imtringued 5y ago
  I will sell you a handshake by that I mean the moment and location in time space during which the handshake happened. It's guaranteed to be unique and it is impossible to create a forgery according to the no cloning theorem.
Alex3917 5y ago
> Just waiting to be sued for copyright infringement... I mean the estate of John Cage sues people for including silence in audio tracks, so why not. https://edition.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/23/uk.silence/ https://edition.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/23/uk.silence/
- klyrs 5y ago
  That's not an accurate description. They didn't have 'silence in audio tracks', they had a silent track, named One Minute of Silence. Significant silence in music isn't Cage's invention, and if that silent minute was embedded in a track, there's enough prior art that Cage's estate wouldn't have a claim. https://stringsmagazine.com/silence-the-way-in-which-great-composers-use-the-absence-of-sound-has-a-profound-impact-on-their-music/ https://stringsmagazine.com/silence-the-way-in-which-great-c...
  - SahAssar 5y ago
    That's still absurd. Theoretically I could infringe on Cage's track by just not plugging in my headphones. Absence of work/product should not be copyrightable.
    - klyrs 5y ago
      Nonsense. Failing to plug in your headphones is no more infringing than practicing a copyrighted piece of music without an audience. Infringement occurs when a work is performed or produced for sale. Also, the name of the track was almost certainly a factor in the decision.
      - SahAssar 5y ago
        So if I charged someone to listen to my unplugged headphones then it would be infringement? As for the names how is "A One Minute Silence" and "4'33" not different enough?
guessbest 5y ago
I'm going to start selling Inflation for 1000 dollars each. The price is guaranteed to go up.
- grenoire 5y ago
  You jest, but TIPS (https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyield https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/i...)
- imtringued 5y ago
  Ask the Fed to buy it and tell all your friends. The Fed will love this product.
beckingz 5y ago
I'll do t-shirts with copies for $29.99

I'm going to start selling imitation pieces for $100. Just waiting to be sued for copyright infringement...

teawrecks 5y ago

Screw imitations, just steal the original and sell it on the black market!

jvalencia 5y ago
I already did, but they haven't figured it out yet!

plutonorm 5y ago

I have an entire universe in my hand I will sell it to you for £1000

FridayoLeary 5y ago
Don't be so silly.You need to have a long Continental name with a double or triple-barreled surname.
imtringued 5y ago
I will sell you a handshake by that I mean the moment and location in time space during which the handshake happened. It's guaranteed to be unique and it is impossible to create a forgery according to the no cloning theorem.

Alex3917 5y ago

> Just waiting to be sued for copyright infringement... I mean the estate of John Cage sues people for including silence in audio tracks, so why not. https://edition.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/23/uk.silence/ https://edition.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/23/uk.silence/

klyrs 5y ago
That's not an accurate description. They didn't have 'silence in audio tracks', they had a silent track, named One Minute of Silence. Significant silence in music isn't Cage's invention, and if that silent minute was embedded in a track, there's enough prior art that Cage's estate wouldn't have a claim. https://stringsmagazine.com/silence-the-way-in-which-great-composers-use-the-absence-of-sound-has-a-profound-impact-on-their-music/ https://stringsmagazine.com/silence-the-way-in-which-great-c...
- SahAssar 5y ago
  That's still absurd. Theoretically I could infringe on Cage's track by just not plugging in my headphones. Absence of work/product should not be copyrightable.
  - klyrs 5y ago
    Nonsense. Failing to plug in your headphones is no more infringing than practicing a copyrighted piece of music without an audience. Infringement occurs when a work is performed or produced for sale. Also, the name of the track was almost certainly a factor in the decision.
    - SahAssar 5y ago
      So if I charged someone to listen to my unplugged headphones then it would be infringement? As for the names how is "A One Minute Silence" and "4'33" not different enough?

guessbest 5y ago

I'm going to start selling Inflation for 1000 dollars each. The price is guaranteed to go up.

grenoire 5y ago
You jest, but TIPS (https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyield https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/i...)
imtringued 5y ago
Ask the Fed to buy it and tell all your friends. The Fed will love this product.

beckingz 5y ago

I'll do t-shirts with copies for $29.99