tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post64002522067471896..comments2024-03-26T10:41:35.852+00:00Comments on The 1709 Blog: Animals as performers and composers: time for a new Treaty?Marie-Andree Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17125973798789498436noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-59385555320259285202012-07-02T19:00:17.867+01:002012-07-02T19:00:17.867+01:00We're talking about literary and/or artistic w...We're talking about literary and/or artistic works. If the creative creature has no linguistic gifts, then it can create no literary works. Of course, there's the nice question of whether computers can create linguistically. The problem arises more dramatically in moving toward the artistic side of the spectrum. See http://www.elephantartgallery.com/ . PaulPaul Edward Gellerhttp://www.criticalcopyright.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-90088015910795467082009-09-16T01:30:57.505+01:002009-09-16T01:30:57.505+01:00Can't wait to hear Debussy's "Claire ...Can't wait to hear Debussy's "Claire de Loon."Howard Knopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18321190334597129416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-55906061844445461572009-09-14T16:43:46.348+01:002009-09-14T16:43:46.348+01:00There are historical precedents (of a sort) from t...There are historical precedents (of a sort) from the nineteenth <br />century. A Cincinnati man wished to copyright a performance on a table by a dog, but was defeated by the need to send three copies of the work to the Copyright Office in Washington. 'I might send three tables on, but you see I have only one dog. The little fellar acts the cutest you ever seed, and there's money in it for me if I can only get a copyright on it so other folks can't learn their dogs to do the same tricks.' <br /><br />'Wanted to Copyright a Dog', New York Times, 24 January 1875, p.2.Catherine Sevillehttp://www.cipil.law.cam.ac.uk/people/dr_catherine_seville.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-87668962870714643552009-09-14T10:55:31.923+01:002009-09-14T10:55:31.923+01:00The present UK copyright statute takes into accoun...The present UK copyright statute takes into account computer generated items in a manner which overcomes the difficulty in determining the point of death for a computer. An amending statute should be enacted estblishing the ownership rights to animal generated items.Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-28365627351935940232009-09-14T07:32:48.770+01:002009-09-14T07:32:48.770+01:00One of the most famous animal artists is (was) Kok...One of the most famous animal artists is (was) Koko the gorilla http://www.digital-rights.net/?p=1385 <br /><br />The interesting thing is that the owners tend to hang a copyright symbol on the work which makes for a very interesting discussion.Mathias Klanghttp://www.digital-rights.netnoreply@blogger.com