Loose Connections: startup sound tracking, sosumi and Larry Lessig

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Exhibit A:
A headbanging mix of Windows 98 and XP system sounds.




via [neatorama]


Exhibit B:
The folklore surrounding Mac System 7's Sosume system sound design.


So, upon hearing I had to change the name of my new beep, I immediately thougth of the perfect name, "Let it Beep". Of course, I was joking but it was brilliant right? As everyone was laughing, someone even took me seriously and said I could never get away with that! I said, "so sue me" and that's when I realized my scheme.

--Jim Reeks, Apple Sound Engineer for System 7
via [boingboing]


Exhibit C:
Larry Lessig describing the culture of remixing and its legalities at TED in March 2007




from: TEDtalks

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