In Reply to: RE: Whether an appeal is successful often depends... posted by David Smith on March 13, 2015 at 20:59:25:
that some copyright law commentators are arguing for a more stringent originality standard for music. It's part of a movement since the internet came to the fore of greater copyright protection, lobbied for aggressively by the established pre-internet content owners like Disney.Could we get to the point where the Monk estate claims Charade sounds too much like 'Round Midnight? (Just kidding!)
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- Then you won't be happy to hear - rbolaw 11:03:24 03/14/15 (5)
- "This Masquerade" sounds just like "Russian Lullaby" - John Marks 17:04:42 03/14/15 (4)
- RE: "This Masquerade" sounds just like "Russian Lullaby" - rbolaw 17:51:26 03/14/15 (3)
- RE: "This Masquerade" sounds just like "Russian Lullaby" - David Smith 18:00:59 03/14/15 (2)
- Not when I sing it. nt - John Marks 05:54:07 03/15/15 (1)
- I'd like to hear that then! - David Smith 07:15:05 03/15/15 (0)