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# They copyrighted 68.7B melodies and put them in the public domain to fight bogus copyright lawsuits
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/they-copyrighted-68-7b-melodies-and-put-them-in-the-public-domain-to-fight-bogus-copyright-lawsuits/
- Published: 2023-05-12T13:43:24.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-12T13:43:27.000Z
- Description: With Ed Sheeran victorious in an important song plagiarism case, we thought it was the perfect time to re-share a post about a project designed to combat the high volume. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2023/05/they-copyrighted-68-7b-melodies-and-put-them-in-the-public-domain-to-fi
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, DIY musicians, Music Business, music industry, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:44

With Ed Sheeran victorious in an important song plagiarism case, we thought it was the perfect time to re-share a post about a project designed to combat the high volume of dubious lawsuits.

This week’s Flashback Friday resurfaces a post by Bobby Owsinski of [Music 3.0](https://music3point0.com/2020/02/14/every-melody-copyrighted/?utm%5Fsource=feedly&utm%5Fmedium=rss&utm%5Fcampaign=every-melody-copyrighted)

### Every Possible Melody Has Been Copyrighted, Stored On A Single Hard Drive

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In a unique effort to combat the high volume of dubious lawsuits flying back and forth in the music industry, a team of musicians has recorded every possible melody onto a single hard drive and then put each melody in the public domain.

[**C*ONTINUE READING***](https://www.hypebot.com/every-possible-melody-has-been-copyrighted-stored-on-a-single-hard-drive/)