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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: Man strikes back against Seaside California order with boat mural
Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 10:58:55 -0000 (UTC)
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The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
>On Tue, 14 May 2024 15:18:33 -0700, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

>>The same reason WAR AND PEACE and Beethoven's ODE TO JOY are speech and 
>>the boat isn't.

>The lyrics in the Ode to Joy were definitely "speech" but Schiller's
>not Beethoven's. )albeit Beethoven admired Schiller)

A musical performance, with lyrics or as an instrumental, is speech
under United States law. Publishing the sheet music is press.

Speech is more than just words.