Yeah, it's a common story Fab. I also have a friend who produces electronic music, who, a few years ago sent some material to a *very* well-known and highly-respected British electronic music act.
You guessed it, no response to his little packet but perhaps a year later, they released something which did sound suspiciously similar to the track he'd sent them. My view is that of course its plagiarism, but of course, if one isn't careful, it can be extremely difficult to prove. More importantly the morals of the story are: 1. don't send unsolicited material to people whom you don't know and trust, and 2. follow the simple copyright (UK law) measure of sending a reference of your work to some external body - yes the old trick of sending your cd in the post to yourself is good enough, so long as the post gets stamped and you don't open it, except in the event of a dispute. K Ken Odeluga Copy Editor, Markets - Market Talk Dow Jones Newswires 10 Fleet Place Limeburner Lane LONDON EC4M 7QN 020 7842 9297 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: fab. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24 May 2005 10:57 To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) is there such a thing as plagiarism? hi list, a friend of mine recently send a demo cd-r to a well-known, and dare i say, respected label looking to hopefully work with them. A few months later he listens to a new release by them and finds that the main loop that one of the tracks is built around has been taken from his cd-r. i've heard it and it objectively is the case.... my friend's only problem with all this is that they didnt wirte to him telling him that they liked the track and wanted to use a sample of it. it's not a quesiton of being ripped-off but rather having some sort of acknowledgement and appreciation being manifested. i think this is an example fo what is or isnt to be considered plagiarism in electronic music. given that it is music made by using samples and also previously recorded material, is there a line that is not meant or even a sort of code of conduct to follow so that someone doesnt feel ripped-off? cheers, fab. ---- CITYMORB MUSIC www.citymorb.net | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- next release: CTM001 Receptor - Moving Head ep.
