On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 12:55 PM, drew Roberts<zotz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Friday 10 July 2009 14:30:26 you wrote: >> And if people were buying >> the album because Jimi Hendrix's name was on it, the Hendrix estate >> would have every right to sue for damages. How is this case any >> different? > > I think that is perhaps the key. Were they buying it because of the name. > > But what about just naming influences? > > all the best, > > drew > Well, of course, the question of why consumers buy something is going to be ambiguous, and a fairly speculative matter. Listing someone as a composer of a track is not really an established way to cite an influence, and could easily be construed as an attempt to cash in on their name. Depending on who is citing, and who is being cited, it could even be called slanderous. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
