In this episode, we're exploring the world of Beethoven's music and copyright. We're discussing whether his music can be used freely today, the Curse of the 9th Symphony, Beethoven's support of copyright, his socialist model of copyright protection (Magazin der Kunst), and the ownership of copyright for his unfinished 10th Symphony. Tune in!

Key moments:

00:00 - Go!

00:40 - Why Beethoven's music is not free sometimes

02:00 - Anthem of Europe

02:37 - Beethoven and length of CD

03:45 - Curse of the 9th Symphony

05:21 - Beethoven signed the Copyright Manifest

06:54 - Magazin der Kunst: Beethoven's socialist system for authors

10:21 - Beethoven AI

Bonus: the article about Magazin der Kunst by Maynard Solomon: https://www.jstor.org/stable/746376

Video:https://youtu.be/709Q3wkEuLk