I think you're overstating your case, Tangledwood. This is a clearly recognizeable snippet, chosen to be recognizeable.

The problem I have is that a certain amount of musical "quoting" isn't allowed by copyright law the same as it is in books.

Then again all of international copyright law seems to me ought to be thrown out and re-written. I believe in copyright, which is by definition temporary, not "intellectual property", which is conceivably indefinite.

O..O
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