More info on Copyright

Ran across an article from an Oneonta, NY newspaper that gives some practical explanations about copyright from a songwriter's perspective. It's short and to the point, and might clear up some confusion.

Copyright links - interesting articles to read

These are link to articles where you can see the effect of copyright. In both of these article you can see the problems some people face because fo copyright - however, they really don't tell you the whole OTHER side of the story (these people are using other people's work, who should get paid)

http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20081106/digital-music-deal-nearly-done-but-web-radio-darling-pandora-not-out-of-the-woods/

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/nov/08/collector-keeps/?partner=RSS


Here's a take on the content owner's side:
http://blog.copyrightalliance.org/2008/11/copyright-in-a-free-market/

How Math Unraveled a Beatle's Mystery

One of those "hmmmmm....." things I run across. The Beatle's "Hard Day's Night" starts with a mysterious chord that no one has really figured out.

It took Dalhousie University professor Jason Brown six months and some
advanced mathematical analytical techniques to crack the code

Read about it here

Quite interesting! The article has a sample of the opener, if you don't what this is all about.

Classical/Romantic Test - NOTE

Your score listed in WebCT is based on "out of 81 points".

I'm curving the test - instead, it's out of 72 points.

For example, if WebCT says you scored 66 - instead of 81%, your score is 92%.

I'm going to ask for some feedback on the test in class.

Get ready for the 20th Century - it's a wild ride!