Originally Posted By: cliftond
End copyright on melodies it will be wide open music for the masses

No. It only means that big internet will continue to steal at will — only legally.

Copyright exists to stimulate creativity. That you do not understand this is not only sad but causes you to give misinformation to others.

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George Harrison with My Sweet Lord, millions changed hands over 3 notes...
Of all the misinformation I've read about this, that's the silliest.

The person who sued bought the rights to He's So Fine for the sole purpose of filing that law suit. It wasn't over till Mr. Harrison bought the rights back for himself and his heirs.
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99.9% of the infringement cases are brought by people who wrote songs

The vast majority of Copyright cases are filed over maps. Mineral rights are big business.

After that, in a distant 2nd place, is textbooks — where defendants learn that Fair Use doesn't mean what they think it does.

Print plagiarism was 3rd, last I checked which was a few years ago.

Music suits are relatively rare, as has been pointed out. Lots and lots of take-down notices… Copyright attorneys do not want for work.

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