About John Cage's infamous concept piece 4'33" and his equally infamously litigious estate:
They claim copyright over any "recording" of silence of that length, including any purported sample thereof.
However, my understanding is that the silence of the performers is only a backdrop for the substance of the piece.
It's about the sounds the audience makes.
Without the sounds of the audience, it's not a performance of 4'33".
Has this seriously not been brought up in court, to invalidate these claims?
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And on that note: if you perform 4'33" to an empty and thus silent hall, did you actually perform it?
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