"And last but not least, what price would you pay for a blissful minute of silence? If you’re British composer Mike Batt, the answer is: six figures. In 2002, Batt was sued for allegedly plagiarizing the late American composer John Cage’s 1952 composition “4'33”” (which was totally silent) in the song “A One Minute Silence” by his band the Planets (which was also totally silent). While Batt initially quipped, that “Mine is a much better silent piece. I have been able to say in one minute what Cage could only say in four minutes and 33 seconds,” he ultimately paid an undisclosed six-figure sum to the John Cage Trust. Asked whether they were happy with the result, Cage’s heirs predictably had no comment. In unrelated news, this firm defended a stationery store against a lawsuit brought by a plaintiff who claimed copyright ownership in blank paper."
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