Originally Posted By: Pat Marr
at this rate its just a matter of time until lawsuits will arise because of sentence fragments.
(My song includes the phrase "In a pair of jeans", so you can't use that phrase, I own it.)

At first look, I'd say that's the functional equivalent of what happened in the case cited above... but there are more words than notes, so the number of possible note combinations is more limited than the number of possible word combinations... which makes it even more ridiculous to claim ownership of a series of notes.


FYI - I just copyrighted the notes A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. I now have the right to sue anyone who uses these notes and/or and variation of said notes such as sharps or flats. wink

To quote my friend "which makes it even more ridiculous to claim ownership of a series of notes." Lawyers are going to kill the music industry if this keeps up. Unfortunately with the jury selection process in this country as it is now you can bet that no one with any music knowledge will be on a jury for a trial like that.

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It's called the Heineken Maneuver.

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