Posted by Don M. on 10/02/05 16:58

"Hammerer" <hammerer@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:dhp0gd$uva$1@domitilla.aioe.org...
>
> "Nanook" wrote in message news:dhnv3i$trk$1@eskinews.eskimo.com...
> >
> > For tens of thousands perhaps hundreds of thousands or even
> > millions of years human beings have been creating music and freely
> > sharing it and doing so for the sheer joy of it, not with any intent to
> > profit or extort labor from their fellow man.
>
> "Millions" of years?! Of course, in them days, it was all vinyl LP's and
> cassettes, wasn't it?
>
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I think "Neanderthal Man" and "Troglodyte" were actual waveforms found trapped inside
ancient caves, and yes, promptly transferred to magnetic tape and copyrighted. There's
been talks about extending copyright to apply to { life of artist + "millions" of years }.
For the benefit of the artist, of course...


Don

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