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Re:Horrible edge cases when dealing with music by seba_dos1 on Sunday April 03, 2022 @02:20AM (#30894878)
> I believe you would no longer be able to copyright the track

Why? I'm not sure about US law, but here in Poland it would definitely still be copyrighted (even if you'd be effectively granting an automatic implicit license to use that name for the purpose of referencing the work).

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Re:Horrible edge cases when dealing with music by akira2501 on Sunday April 03, 2022 @03:05PM (#30899670)
My logic is that you cannot copyright a fact. It is a fact you released an album, and it is a fact you titled it such. I'm free to reproduce that information, say in a catalog, without violating copyright.
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Re:Horrible edge cases when dealing with music by seba_dos1 on Monday April 04, 2022 @01:17AM (#30903519)
Being able to reproduce something in particular context without violating copyright does not mean it's not being copyrighted.
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