Every Possible Melody: Copyright, MIDI and Music Lawsuits
Adam Neely · Interview · 11 min · 2020 · YouTube title: Every Melody Has Been Copyrighted (and they're all on this hard drive)
Why it's here
It is the go-to explainer whenever HN discusses brute-forcing melodies, copyright, or AI-generated content, since it features the project's creators.
What it covers
Adam Neely interviews Damien Riehl and Noah Rubin about their project to generate and copyright every possible melody as MIDI. The video explains their reasoning and how it bears on music copyright lawsuits.