On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 06:31:15PM -0500, grarpamp wrote: > https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/wxepzw/musicians-algorithmically-generate-every-possible-melody-release-them-to-public-domain > https://www.vondranlegal.com/what-constitutes-independent-creation-in-copyright-law > http://allthemusic.info/ > https://github.com/allthemusicllc/atm-cli > https://archive.org/download/allthemusicllc-datasets > 600GB
:D Very cute - and well done to those who did a little combinatorial math (music in its purest technical analysis is math) to map out every melody :) Now, I'm inclined to clone the git repo containing the algorithm - or just write it out in $LANG_OF_CHOICE - that's gotta be a new "early lessons learning exercise for those learning to program". Good stuff, > Two programmer-musicians wrote every possible MIDI melody in existence > to a hard drive, copyrighted the whole thing, and then released it all > to the public in an attempt to stop musicians from getting sued. > Programmer, musician, and copyright attorney Damien Riehl, along with > fellow musician/programmer Noah Rubin, sought to stop copyright > lawsuits that they believe stifle the creative freedom of artists.
