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Paraphrases of what I've heard from Native American friends: My gift to you is this song. I cannot sing that song because it was not given to me. Intellectual property is apparently an ancient social construct!
It's not about intellectual property, it's an "it's the thought that counts" type of thing that is hard to explain to outsiders. In several cultures, singing someone a song is a very personal act of gift giving in which the singer creates beautiful sound just for the listener(s) - it is as much an expression of the relationship between them as it is about music or poetry. That latter bit is often lost in developed co…
That makes diary's purchased at an estate sale or a photo album interesting.
What is the law on that?