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Re:Programmers generate every possible melody in MIDI to pre... by bdowling on Friday February 28, 2020 @07:40PM (#22447761)
The amount and substantiality of the copied portion to the work as a whole is one of the factors for fair use, an affirmative defense.

Whether a work in question is even eligible for protection at all is a distinct legal question.

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Re:Programmers generate every possible melody in MIDI to pre... by paulddraper on Saturday February 29, 2020 @06:09AM (#22450054)
Yes, but no one is disputing the legal eligibility of movies or songs for copyright protection.

The question in play is how much of of the copyrighted work may be reproduced before it is infringement.

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