Every Melody Has Been Copyrighted (and they're all on this hard drive)

Summary by Krater

An exploration of whether all possible melodies can be copyrighted by brute-forcing them onto a hard drive, concluding that while melodies can be generated mathematically, copyright law depends on access and jury perception.

From the video

Answers: Can you copyright all possible melodies to avoid accidental infringement?

• Musical copyright
• Brute-force melody generation
• Permutations of notes
• Copyright law in music
• Data sets of melodies

What it concludes

• Brute-forcing all possible melodies is not feasible given past computer infrastructure.
• Melodies are mathematically finite, but owning permutations creates legal and practical monopolies.
• Copyright infringement claims require access to the copyrighted work in addition to similar musical elements.