[Miss Marple]

Even funnier to me is the comment about people at a concert July 4th attended "getting it" and then listening to the sounds in the room.

Puh-leeze. Using the same principle, I could put a picture frame around an open window. And copyright that as well!

[Wolfstar]

Using the same principle, I could put a picture frame around an open window.

Ah, but you could, Miss Marple. All you need is the right agent and some haughty fool to burble incomprehensible adjectives about your work.

Years ago when I still lived in New York, I had occasion to visit the United Nations building while an international art exhibit was on display. One of the paintings was a large canvas painted stark white. There was a small red dot precisely in the center of the canvas. That's it. A big white canvas with a small red dot in the center.

I have no idea who painted it or what it was supposed to represent, but I've also never forgotten it. The thing was beyond stupid, but I'll bet it was worth some ridiculous sum.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Using the same principle, I could put a picture frame around an open window. And copyright that as well!

Why not?

A few years a go the masterpiece "Lights turning on and off in a empty room" won a hefty monetary prize.

The piece consisted of, you guessed it, lights turning on and off in a empty room.