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Thanks for mentioning that, had me digging around for where I can find the music. The youtube link lead me to the project's hackaday log, which is extremely det

Thanks for mentioning that, had me digging around for where I can find the music. The youtube link lead me to the project's hackaday log, which is extremely detailed but lacks any mention of music [0] The submission link's github page [1] links to a website listing all the tracks that ever played [2], explaining they dropped the music from the project so as not to deal with copyright claims. too bad fair use isn't clear enough to apply here, I think its a relatively transformative use and doesn't compete with the original. [0] https://hackaday.io/project/178144-reverse-engineering-the-weather-star-4000#j-discussions-title https://hackaday.io/project/178144-reverse-engineering-the-w... [1] https://github.com/netbymatt/ws4kp https://github.com/netbymatt/ws4kp [2] https://twcclassics.com/audio/artists.html https://twcclassics.com/audio/artists.html

dylan604 1y ago
why would fair use be at play here? TWC would have paid a license fee through ASCAP or whomever for the rights to broadcast that music. They didn't just download a bunch of mp3 files from Napster and try to disrupt broadcasting.
- jazzyjackson 1y ago
  You're right, of course. I guess I just put a lot of weight on the charm of keeping old things running, and think there's value to the public in allowing free use of music, particularly for non-commercial/educational purposes.
  - deleted 1y ago
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  - theklub 1y ago
    Not sure if you are aware but the weather Channel sold music CDs I have one.
    - rubit_xxx17 1y ago
      Can also stream it at Internet archive: https://archive.org/details/WeatherChannelMusic https://archive.org/details/WeatherChannelMusic https://archive.org/details/weatherscancompletecollection https://archive.org/details/weatherscancompletecollection https://archive.org/details/lfset1 https://archive.org/details/lfset1 https://archive.org/details/the-weather-channel-presents-the-best-of-smooth-jazz-full-album https://archive.org/details/the-weather-channel-presents-the... https://archive.org/details/the-weather-channel-presents-smooth-jazz-ii-cd-rip https://archive.org/details/the-weather-channel-presents-smo... https://archive.org/details/weatherscanlocalmusic https://archive.org/details/weatherscanlocalmusic YouTube has a few TWC playlists: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUZjd023YBtp0iB962Uz7ao4vd6pkU5E https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUZjd023YBtp0iB962Uz... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYyTo0ex76Q&list=PL2UoJXK3rrpequLFAIi162j8fjOlxK6iE&pp=iAQB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYyTo0ex76Q&list=PL2UoJXK3rr... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmGd-cx-dXc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmGd-cx-dXc It’s on Twitch: https://m.twitch.tv/retroweatherchannel?desktop-redirect=true https://m.twitch.tv/retroweatherchannel?desktop-redirect=tru... There’s a nice Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0WEViIh23PGbLqGbjYNAZz https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0WEViIh23PGbLqGbjYNAZz And the site dedicated to it mentioned earlier in the thread has some recordings: https://twcclassics.com/ https://twcclassics.com/
    - bookofjoe 1y ago
      Many for sale here: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Weather+Channel+Music+CD&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313 https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Weather+Channel+Music+C...
- burnte 1y ago
  They would have had it custom commissioned so they didn't have to pay royalties.

dylan604 1y ago

why would fair use be at play here? TWC would have paid a license fee through ASCAP or whomever for the rights to broadcast that music. They didn't just download a bunch of mp3 files from Napster and try to disrupt broadcasting.

jazzyjackson 1y ago
You're right, of course. I guess I just put a lot of weight on the charm of keeping old things running, and think there's value to the public in allowing free use of music, particularly for non-commercial/educational purposes.
- deleted 1y ago
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- theklub 1y ago
  Not sure if you are aware but the weather Channel sold music CDs I have one.
  - rubit_xxx17 1y ago
    Can also stream it at Internet archive: https://archive.org/details/WeatherChannelMusic https://archive.org/details/WeatherChannelMusic https://archive.org/details/weatherscancompletecollection https://archive.org/details/weatherscancompletecollection https://archive.org/details/lfset1 https://archive.org/details/lfset1 https://archive.org/details/the-weather-channel-presents-the-best-of-smooth-jazz-full-album https://archive.org/details/the-weather-channel-presents-the... https://archive.org/details/the-weather-channel-presents-smooth-jazz-ii-cd-rip https://archive.org/details/the-weather-channel-presents-smo... https://archive.org/details/weatherscanlocalmusic https://archive.org/details/weatherscanlocalmusic YouTube has a few TWC playlists: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUZjd023YBtp0iB962Uz7ao4vd6pkU5E https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUZjd023YBtp0iB962Uz... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYyTo0ex76Q&list=PL2UoJXK3rrpequLFAIi162j8fjOlxK6iE&pp=iAQB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYyTo0ex76Q&list=PL2UoJXK3rr... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmGd-cx-dXc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmGd-cx-dXc It’s on Twitch: https://m.twitch.tv/retroweatherchannel?desktop-redirect=true https://m.twitch.tv/retroweatherchannel?desktop-redirect=tru... There’s a nice Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0WEViIh23PGbLqGbjYNAZz https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0WEViIh23PGbLqGbjYNAZz And the site dedicated to it mentioned earlier in the thread has some recordings: https://twcclassics.com/ https://twcclassics.com/
  - bookofjoe 1y ago
    Many for sale here: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Weather+Channel+Music+CD&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313 https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Weather+Channel+Music+C...
burnte 1y ago
They would have had it custom commissioned so they didn't have to pay royalties.