TED-Ed The Remarkably Finite List of Musical Melodies

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From: TED Talks Daily - Monday Mar 28, 2022 12:01 pm
The Remarkably Finite List of Musical Melodies
A different way of thinking about music

TODAY'S TED TALK

Why all melodies should be free for musicians to use

16:16 minutes · TEDxMinneapolis

Evoke a familiar tune in a song and get slapped with a lawsuit ... it's a tale almost as old as copyright itself. Lawyer and technologist Damien Riehl digs into why "owning" a melody is a ludicrous legal assertion and composes a radical solution for the musical woes of songwriters everywhere.

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