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The most interesting part is that a sound generated by a pseudo-random process is copyrightable.
by joejohnson 14y ago
The most interesting part is that a sound generated by a pseudo-random process is copyrightable.
- muyuu 14y agoWell, the process is not pseudo-random but pseudo-randomised. But I agree with the sentiment, that's really interesting.
- briandear 14y agoThe sound itself isn't a 'sound' but a performance. Hence copyrightable. The process to create that performance could be patented.
- comex 14y agoAny traditional performance is a pseudo-random process - it doesn't come out exactly the same way every time.
- jonhendry 14y agoThe editing, the selection of that particular iteration as being the "right" one is part of the copyrighted material. And it isn't merely generated by a pseudo-random process, it's generated by code written and adjusted to produce a sound within certain parameters, with variation within those parameters provided by pseudo-random perturbations. That said, I'm sure you could also record the sound of birds chirping in the dawn chorus, with even less input from the recording individual other than selecting a particular portion of the recorded audio, and copyright that.