Copyrighted silence
2002-11-12 22:01:02+01 by
Dan Lyke
3 comments
After a legal battle, British composer Mike Batt paid a six figure settlement to the estate of John Cage for infringing on Cage's composition 4'33", four minutes and thirty six seconds of silence, with Batt's A One Minute Silence. Said Batt, "Mine is a much better silent piece. I have been able to say in one minute what Cage could only say in four minutes and 33 seconds."
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#Comment made: 2002-11-13 02:49:31+01 by:
TheSHAD0W
Does this mean, we no longer have the right to remain silent?
#Comment made: 2002-11-13 00:02:22+01 by:
other_todd
What he said.
#Comment made: 2002-11-12 23:08:53+01 by:
meuon
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