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US Judge Rules That You Can't Copyright Pi

Posted March 19, 2012 7:28 AM

From New Scientist - Online News:

An extraordinary lawsuit that centred on putting this most beloved string of digits to music has been dismissed.

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03/20/2012 4:33 AM

Somewhere over the rainbow...

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03/20/2012 8:34 PM

On a similar note, did you hear about the explosion at the pi factory? The blast could be heard 3.14159265 miles away!

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03/21/2012 6:36 PM

...sounds like an excellent candidate to be 'theme song' for SETI TV programs and announcements!

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