On Saturday 22 March 2008 06:34:39 Arnold Krille wrote:> Am Samstag, 22. März 2008 schrieb Folderol:> > On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:42:04 -0400> >> > frank <frankpirrone@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:> > > Arnold Krille wrote:> > > > Am Freitag, 21. März 2008 schrieb frank:> > > >> NO, the drum patterns are NOT copyright. If they WERE, once my head> > > >> cleared a bit, I would head directly to the USPTO and register> > > >> every damned note of the 12-tone even-tempered scale left unclaimed.> > > >> > > > Please tell me when you do that. I will be the next in the line to> > > > register all the blue-notes and all the non-even-tempered notes.> > > > Basicly I would register all the frequencies not already registered> > > > by you... Would be really a lot of royalties.> > >> > > Geez, Arnold, you are an idea monster! I had never considered> > > blue-notes OR microtonal possibilities at ALL. Well, there goes a> > > small fortune I could have locked up...> >> > I have just applied for a patent covering a method of varying pitch on> > successive notes such that, to the listener, they seem to fit another> > patented scale but are actually randomly, but measurably different :)>> I think I will also patent the "converting sound pressure to electric> potentials in biological material". Should cover every ear on the world. I> will be *RICH*!>> We really should send this conversation to the fsf to support their arguing> against software patents. Only we didn't talk about software but real> patents here... I have some ideas on patents here: http://zotzbro.blogspot.com/2007/06/simple-idea-for-patent-reform.htmlSimple Idea For Patent Reform thoughts and refinements appreciated.>> Arnold drew_______________________________________________Linux-audio-user mailing listLinux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
