Music From DNA Patented

stm2 writes "Two lawyers have patented generating music from a DNA sequence. According to the patent, it covers 'music generated by decoding and transcribing genetic information within a DNA sequence into a music signal having melody and harmony.' A comment to the blog post mentions DNA-derived music being performed at a conference in 1995."

Melody and harmony

[markov_chain]

So I suppose as long as it's heavy metal it should be safe from litigation ;)

Re:Uh... What?

[camperdave]

Well, I had thought of digging up Elvis, cloning him and embedding him into a bunch of ipods. But, I guess I can kiss that scheme goodbye now.

Tune in to DNA 104.5, your (s)hit music station

[cookieinc]

Im pretty sure my DNA sounds like "Oops I did it again"

Beautiful Music

[Joebert]

So much for finding a nice girl & making beautiful music together.

Music from DNA, DNA from music

[shigelojoe]

This will complement nicely those audiophiles who emit DNA every time they listen to their $30,000 hi-fi systems.

Re:My own DNA...

[Loadmaster]

The RIAA will send a settlement letter to your parents to forward to you. For only $5000 you can continue to live with your current DNA.

Swi

Re:Uh... What?

[mblase]

It's a faster and straightforward way for geneticists to identify junk DNA in our chromosomes, because it sounds much more like top-40 music.

Similarly, DNA for coding the human brain will sound like NPR; for muscles, Jock Jams; for reproductive organs... well, you get the idea.

Interestingly, the first DNA sample they plugged into this technology was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's. They found out that his chromosomes, in fact, sound remarkably like the Spice Girls being played at 78 rpm. Strange but true.

My counter patent

[erroneus]

See, every time we see a stupid new patent, I have to think of one stupider and yet somehow pertinent. So here's my patent idea:

Wind Chimes!!

See, they are similar because it's about making "music" from the things we find in nature.

Re:My own DNA...

[ookabooka]

I was going to mod you up funny, but then thought you missed a bit of the joke, I would have added just a bit more:
The RIAA will send a settlement letter to your parents to forward to you. For only $5000 you can continue to live with your current DNA. Otherwise they will take you to court to have the offending material removed.

Re:Uh... What?

[symbolic]

Seems to me that avante garde artists like John Cage already have stuff like this covered- not by patent, but by prior art. I doubt any of them dealt with DNA specifically, but they were notorious for creating music (in the loosest sense of the word) using any of various sources of random influence.

Re:My counter patent

[Nazlfrag]

I refer you to the parent post, henceforth known as 'Exhibit A'. Here the defendants claims prior art on their back porch, but it clear this information only became public knowledge a whole entire four minutes after the plaintiffs initial patent deceleration. I move that 'Exhibit A' be struck from the record and summarily dismissed.

Re:My own DNA...

[Tablizer]

And what happens when the music generated from my OWN DNA is a #1 hit?

"Hey Hey, we're 98% Monkeys....."
       

Re:Uh... What?

[sh3l1]

For reproductive organs the sex pistols will play :-)

Er, no.

[Macthorpe]

1) DNA isn't even fairly random.

2) Patenting a method of converting DNA into music does not mean they have patented 'every note combination possible', just this one method of turning one type of data input into music. People who make music the normal way will still be able to and won't have to pay royalties.

Other than that, your post was 100% correct, in the sense that I assume your username is right.

Re:Uh... What?

[ben0207]

Make that Barry White, thankyouverymuch.

Re:My own DNA...

[Dr_Barnowl]

You just gave me a great idea for a lyric to sing at atheist meetings.... (heck, atheists need to take a leaf out of the fundies book and get some inspiring hymns...)


Here we come, a'climbin up the tree,
We've got opposable thumbs now,
They help us grasp and eat....

We're 98% Monkeys,
Our ancestors came from the ground,
We follow the path of best fitness,
'Cause it's the best game in town.

We're just trying to get laid,
Because we're programmed to,
And with each generation,
The women grow bigger boobs.

So don't tell us we're special,
Made by a hand in the sky,
We're shaped by the forces of nature,
And here's the guy to tell you why....

His name is Charles Darwin,
A science dude with a beard,
His theory changed our understandin'
We know you find that kinda weird.

If you're kinda religious,
It don't fit with your worldview.
'Cause it's all about sex, babe,
And what you do to get some too.

Stop AIDS: Copyright your own DNA!

[mikiN]

I propose to start suing all retroviruses under the DMCA since they hijack our DNA in their reproductive cycle, circumventing our copy protection scheme in the process. No matter what damages are awarded, this will put an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS, for the viruses will quickly (as in: immediately) run out of finances to support the ensuing legal battles. their only options being to either face jail time or simply go extinct.

Re:Uh... What?

[Hal_Porter]

And I'd be very interested to see what happens if you send the same DNA sample in twice, say a few months apart, and compare the results (which should be identical, right?)...

Unless you're mutating into something else.

Prior Art Was Ignored!

[LifesABeach]

Bag Pipes are the only instrument that comes to mind that could play the melodies of DNA.