Can You Copyright a Rhythm?

The Fish Market suit could expand those definitions even further. In the U.S., most copyright cases focus on melodies, hooks, or lyrics to determine infringement, reflecting the ways that the law relies on what is musically notatable in a classical Western tradition. The Copyright Act of 1909 required songwriters to submit sheet music—known as “deposit […]

An Ode to the SAO

There are a lot of fantastic things about Hackaday Supercon, but for me personally, the highlight is always seeing the dizzying array of electronic bits and bobs that folks bring with them. If you’ve never had the chance to join us in Pasadena, it’s a bit like a hardware show-and-tell, where half the people you […]