Re: MIDI sequencing -- copyrightable??

On 5/27/2000, Mark Charette <charette[_at_]sneezy.org> wrote:
>
> If indeed editorial changes, which to the layman may look
> insignificant but as you probably know take years of research are
> not copyrightable, what is the incentive to do that work other
> than the joy of knowing that you "got it right"? Dan Leeson, an
> eminent Mozart scholar, spent over 20 years on one measure of a
> work. He gets his pleasure out of hearing the work performed
> correctly, but what of someone else who expects some sort of
> compensation? Is this type of research altruistic only?

If one wants to be compensated for one's work, one should so arrange things. As in, "find a sponsor," "get a grant," "get a job." There's no need for perpetual rent-seeking, which frustrates the legitimate expectations of future generations to be able to use the fruits of human knowledge.

Vance

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