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Towards an Ethics of Creative Sound

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2014

James Andean
James Andean*
Affiliation:
Centre for Music & Technology, Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, PL 30, 00097 Taideyliopisto, Helsinki, Finland
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E-mail: jamesandean@gmail.com
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Abstract

This article examines some of the ethical issues involved in working creatively with sound. Issues considered include: sound ownership; sound vs. vision as determinations of identity, and their relative iconicity; recorded sound; sound as physical phenomenon vs. sound as symbol; issues of copyright and trademark; community ownership; awareness, sensitivity and responsibility; composer responsibility vs. listener responsibility; the relative importance of contextualisation; and intercultural dialogue. We will conclude with a critique of the cultural and ethical shortcomings of the article itself, and a call for social, cultural and ethical engagement in creative sound work.

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Organised Sound , Volume 19 , Special Issue 2: The Sound of Cultures , August 2014 , pp. 173 - 181
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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