Re: riff stealing in music industry

On Sun, 5 Feb 1995, Carl Drott wrote:
>
> > Do you feel that the "riff" stealing that occurs in the music
> >industry is O.K.? By this I am refering to "artists" who use musical
> >fragments already released and use them for their own song.
>
>
> Or is a riff too short to be subject to copyright? Could a riff be a
> trademark?
>
> Carl Drott
> <drott[_at_]dunx1.ocs.drexel.edu>

Isn't a "riff" a short phrase (or even possibly a title, if it is the underlying music for the song's title)? Could a "riff" or a chord sequence from an overture or a "swing" be a chapter heading?

Heidi Howard

hhoward[_at_]cap1.capaccess.org    * You may know what you need but
         or                   * to get what you want, better see
penny115[_at_]aol.com              * that you keep what you have.
     Opportunityu is NOT a lengthy visitor...