Six-figure sum paid in copyright case relating to a silent work

Mike Batt has paid a six-figure sum to the estate administrators of John Cage, for plagiarism, for including a silent track on his album, credited to himself and John Cage.  John Cage composed a piece called 4’33” in 1952, which was completely silent.

The BBC Symphony Orchestra has a wonderful performance of the 3-act 4’33’’ work on their web site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsa/n5ctrl/events04/entertainment/cage_4_minutes_silence16jan.ram

From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2276621.stm

Chord change in 639-year long concert performance

John Cage created a work called organ2/ASLSP (or As SLow aS Possible), and concert organizers in Germany are taking slow to an extreme.  The performance began in 2001, and the next chord is scheduled to begun on Thursday.  Special weights have been designed to hold down the keys in the chord until the next notes are scheduled to be played.  The work is scheduled to end in 2639.

From http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17744226-13762,00.html