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The future is here today : you can't play Bach on Facebook because Sony says they own his compositions

James Rhodes, a pianist, performed a Bach composition for his Facebook account, but it didn’t go up — Facebook’s copyright filtering system pulled it down and accused him of copyright infringement because Sony Music Global had claimed that they owned 47 seconds’ worth of his personal performance of a song whose composer has (...)
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The future is here today : you can't play Bach on Facebook because Sony says they own his compositions - e-traces

James Rhodes, a pianist, performed a Bach composition for his Facebook account, but it didn't go up — Facebook's copyright filtering system pulled it down and accused him of copyright infringement…

Sep 10, 2018 at 7:03pmWeb
Show threadChristie Malry Ⓐ ☭Sep 11, 2018
@etraces they did the same when i posted the ypg singing on a rooftop theyre ancom resistance fighters who the hell thinks they own that
Show threadChristopher RozruchSep 11, 2018
@etraces I have a lot of time for Verso Books, but it fascinates me that the their collection The Boy Who Could Change the World: Writings of Aaron Swartz is not available in North America. A very different kind of case, but equally illustrative of where we are.
Show threadChristopher RozruchSep 11, 2018
@etraces Ah, you're a bot. Still, I'm only procrastinating so all good.
Show threadcounterintuitSep 11, 2018
@etraces It may be the case that Rhodes ceded rights to his recorded performance if Sony published it. Most likely they are not objecting to Bach but to Rhodes independantly publishing a portion of his performance of Bach, which they previously published. Copyright is a fairly convoluted topic that often requires legal advice to unravel.
Show threadNixfreakSep 11, 2018
@etraces it’s a travesty
Show threadKlaske Wijkstra 🌻Sep 11, 2018
@etraces You don't need Facebook, nor Youtube for playing Bach. I. do that. Delete Facebook, visit Youtube only if strictly necessary.
Show threadMax AnderlitschkaSep 11, 2018
@etraces what the hell. I thought Bach has no copyright. I’m not aware that Bach’s Works were ever sold to Sony...