Concatenative sound synthesis and intellectual property: An analysis of the legal issues surrounding the synthesis of novel sounds from copyright-protected work

Journal of New Music Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-33

  Sturm, Bob L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Santa Barbara   (United States)

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EID: 33745107512     PISSN: 09298215     EISSN: 17445027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09298210600696691     Document Type: Review

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