Comments on: The Afghan Elvis http://registan.net/index.php/2008/04/24/the-afghan-elvis/ Central Asia News -- All Central Asia, All The Time Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:58:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Admiral http://registan.net/index.php/2008/04/24/the-afghan-elvis/comment-page-1/#comment-376882 Admiral Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:06:42 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2008/04/24/the-afghan-elvis/#comment-376882 I'd like to second the general acclaim for freedom of expression on this post and comment. Certainly, IP protections have gone too far in the US, probably mostly due to the beastly industries feeding off the monopoly pricing combined with the alluring image of IP actually being "property" -- despite its relative lack of scarcity. Thanks for bringing this up! PS*** Reminds me of how The Verve got ripped off by the Rolling Stones (not vice versa) ... I’d like to second the general acclaim for freedom of expression on this post and comment. Certainly, IP protections have gone too far in the US, probably mostly due to the beastly industries feeding off the monopoly pricing combined with the alluring image of IP actually being “property” — despite its relative lack of scarcity.

Thanks for bringing this up!

PS*** Reminds me of how The Verve got ripped off by the Rolling Stones (not vice versa) …

]]> By: Michael Hancock http://registan.net/index.php/2008/04/24/the-afghan-elvis/comment-page-1/#comment-376880 Michael Hancock Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:27:41 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2008/04/24/the-afghan-elvis/#comment-376880 I can see how the 'borrowing' of national folks melodies could annoy or even anger some people, but I think that music, like land, has no ethnicity. I remember how one "Kazakh" national melody seemed rather familiar, and a little too waltz-like to be native to a dombra. The song is Sulu qyz, which is a revamped version of some Polish or German folk song, the name of which escapes me. I happened to know it because it was in the songbank of the casio keyboard I had in High School. While music isn't truly universal [throat singing, tonality, micro-tones, rap, and choral music are acquired tastes], it is nice to see a little mixing - that's how all the best music is made! I can see how the ‘borrowing’ of national folks melodies could annoy or even anger some people, but I think that music, like land, has no ethnicity. I remember how one “Kazakh” national melody seemed rather familiar, and a little too waltz-like to be native to a dombra. The song is Sulu qyz, which is a revamped version of some Polish or German folk song, the name of which escapes me. I happened to know it because it was in the songbank of the casio keyboard I had in High School. While music isn’t truly universal [throat singing, tonality, micro-tones, rap, and choral music are acquired tastes], it is nice to see a little mixing – that’s how all the best music is made!

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