this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2026
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (3 children)

And then the orchestra that recorded it would possibly sue them for copyright infringement. Just because the sheet music is out of copyright doesn’t mean the recording is.

Maybe they could dig through some old 78s or hire a piano player to work around that.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Before 10 or 15 years ago you weren't allowed music with voices, and most people used classical.

yeah I was thinking of hiring a performer, although I don't know how expensive that would be vs getting rights to some that's already there

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Just get a string quartet to follow you around on the ice and play live. I'd pay to see that