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Re: OT: Apple has a patent on tremolo!
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Re: OT: Apple has a patent on tremolo!


  • Subject: Re: OT: Apple has a patent on tremolo!
  • From: Jaime Magiera <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:12:43 -0500

On Mar 9, 2007, at 2:27 PM, Stephen Kay wrote:


It's not nonsense. There are plenty of patents regarding algorithmic music
generation (going back before the 1930's even). Just because there is a lot
of prior art doesn't mean you cannot patent unique and new ideas (I've done
it myself).

I'm assuming the OP meant as a total concept -- of which I know of now patent covering algorithmic composition as a whole. There are of course patented methods which may produce algorithmic compositions, but those are patented just like other methods of sound generation.


You can't really patent a car, but you can patent a new design
for a carburetor. In the course of my research, I've seen all sorts of
patents related to music generation.

Exactly -- related to -- but not as a whole.

The Microsoft patent likely being referred to here (actually, there are a
few) was issued to Todor Fay of Blue Ribbon Music which was later purchased
by Microsoft and became part of the "Direct Music" project. I could find the
exact numbers if I had to.

Well, I think we're actually saying the same thing. There are patented methods, but not patents over the concept of algorithmic composition.


Jaime Magiera
Sensory Research Network
http://www.sensoryresearch.net




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