Posted by But... on August 10, 2003 at 23:01:12:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Tuba Compilation posted by Just wondering.... on August 10, 2003 at 22:16:19:
It's not a matter of "control" at all. Copyrights exist "to promote the progress of...useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries."
When you perform something without paying for it, you are stealing from whoever wrote it.
Shoot, I whistle all the time. And i've figured out melodies on my tuba, and I've thought about arranging stuff. But there's a big difference there. You're using a "A equals C so therefore B is true" approach.
This was all discussed exhaustively a while back, let's not get too far into it again....