Random Rants LXXIII: "You've had this place redecorated, haven't you? I don't like it."

[The_J]

Well I just have a quick question, something I couldn't find in your article, but can companies copyright modern versions of old melodies?

There are 2 different kinds of copyright there, as far as I (= not a lawyer) know:
- you have the copyright on the actual composition
- you have the copyright on the implementation
So e.g. hypothetically Mozart would hold the copyright to his composition, so everyone who wants to play it (with the notes as composed by him) would have to pay him copyright fees.
Then if you play the piece you just licensed, you hold the copyright to exactly this play. If someone films you and wants to distribute the film, then they would have to pay you copyright fees.
In most western countries the copyright expires after a set amount of time, normally X years after the death of the creator of the piece (I think that is depending on US or EU 50 or 70 years, and might vary depending on medium). This affects the creator itself, and is not affected by any type of transfer of copyright (e.g. when a musician transfers the copyright to a company like Sony, the copyright will still expire X years after the death of the creator), I think.
There are exceptions in the copyright for remixes, satire, and other things.

 

[Takhisis]

MaryKB, look up what ‘Mickey Mouse’ copyright laws are.

I miss new wave.

Who doesn't? All of my favorite bands and artists are from that time period.

You sound as if you share my bad habit of playing GTA: Vice City just to drive around the streets doing taxi missions as an excuse to listen to the soundtrack.

My bank account suddenly doesn't accept USD transfers anymore.

What?

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Now there's two of you making no sense.

Psst! Look at Synsensa's post count...

 

[Broken_Erika]

Ugh. 14,000.

14,001!

Now there's two of you making no sense.

This is getting out of hand

4,950?

 

[Takhisis]

Psst! Look at Synsensa's post count...

Stop pointing out the fact that he only has 14k posts. It's discriminatory.

 

[Synobun]

What?

What?

 

[Takhisis]

Why wouldn't those people accept transfers made in the international currency of choice which is, also, the currency of the country right next door?

 

[Synobun]

Despite my sizable form, I am not a bank and thus cannot suss out their thinking.

 

[Snerk]

Despite my sizable form, I am not a bank

Well not with that attitude

 

[Takhisis]

Aye, Snerkums and I should be the directors of your bank. When you go bust we'll disappear with the year's profits and go live somewhere with more sun than Norway and more corruption than Argentina so we can ensure not to be disturbed.

 

[Snerk]

Somalia then? Omg let's become pirates! We'll have so many parrots!

 

[W|M]

Aye, Snerkums and I should be the directors of your bank. When you go bust we'll disappear with the year's profits and go live somewhere with more sun than Norway and more corruption than Argentina so we can ensure not to be disturbed.

you'd have to sleep on the couch

 

[Arakhor]

Psst! Look at Synsensa's post count...

Thank you, but I realised afterwards that must have been what he meant. I still don't know what Hygro meant, though.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Thank you, but I realised afterwards that must have been what he meant. I still don't know what Hygro meant, though.

So ask him.

 

[metatron]

Thank you, but I realised afterwards that must have been what he meant. I still don't know what Hygro meant, though.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Rhonda'd

By asking you made Syns' "contradict" themselves, thus ruining "the thing", is supposed to be the point, i guess.

 

[Zkribbler]

Somalia then? Omg let's become pirates! We'll have so many parrots!

That didn't work out for Fatbeard.

 

[Takhisis]

Somalia then? Omg let's become pirates! We'll have so many parrots!

Yarr! talk like a pirate day be under a fortnight away, me matey.

you'd have to sleep on the couch

As long as we're both on the same couch.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Yarr! talk like a pirate day be under a fortnight away, me matey.

September 19.

Remind me to post some pirate smileys (Millan has some that are really good).

 

[Takhisis]

Yarr.

 

[Zkribbler]

The Miss America contest is going on RIGHT NOW but it's not being broadcast here.