Batt had included a track called A Minute's Silence on an album, with the piece listed as by Batt /Cage, and the point at issue was whether Batt 's silence was a direct copy of Cage's silence and thus involved an infringement of Cage's copyright.
COPD from Asbestos. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a double dose of misery that develops in the lungs and does not ever go away. It is primarily associated with smoking; COPD is a term for chronic bronchitis combined with emphysema.
Other causes of COPD are: 1  Prolonged exposure to air pollution, such as that seen with burning coal or wood and with industrial air pollutants.  Infectious diseases: Infectious diseases that destroy lung tissue in patients with hyperactive airways or asthma also may contribute to causing this COPD.