Copyrighted silence
2002-11-12 21:01:02+00 by Dan Lyke 3 comments
After a legal battle, British composer Mike Batt paid a six figure settlement to the estate of John Cage for infringing on Cage's composition 4'33", four minutes and thirty six seconds of silence, with Batt's A One Minute Silence. Said Batt, "Mine is a much better silent piece. I have been able to say in one minute what Cage could only say in four minutes and 33 seconds."