The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Dale Kay" <admin@k...> wrote:
> I for one don't want to advocate violations but there does come a time when 
> 1. the units are no longer being made

Copyright is still in affect.

> 2. to get the best use, these things are needed

Not necessarily. There are many user's who buy hardware without any intent of every using 
the complimentary sw.

> 3. it's in the interest of the people now unless you can get said material from Yamaha

All of these items are available from Yamaha.

> 
> Can these items be purchased? If so, please post the details for them to get.

They were not offered for sale.

> 
> I am with you on the intent. Just the real life feasibility to use that I question.
> 
> What are they going to do with the software? hack the code to do? most likely use it with 
the synth in question. Will they make a mint on the music? slim chance. harm done if you 
could not buy it legit any other way? Sometimes the morals have to take a side seat to the 
bigger picture. 
> 

The terms clearly state it may not be redistributed.


> The very least someone should be able to tell them where to find, purchase or obtain. I 
rather do the legit thing and buy but if that is not possible? What then? destroy the synth?


It's very simple: AN200 users should contact Yamaha and they'll likely provide a CD-ROM 
with the sw as they have for many others. There are many Links to all of the other 
mentioned sw items in the Links and Files section of this mailing list:

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/AN1x-list/links
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/AN1x-list/files

These URLs are posted in the 'Welcome' message sent out to all new list subscribers. Don't 
know how much more obvious than that it could be.

Jon