> m you've missed the point chris , think about it . the SergeNo Peter, you misread my contribution (again).
> modules are not as cloned as you suggest above . you're tarring Serge
> w/ the "normal" brush ?
At no point did I mention Serge in my email, let alone imply there were any
cloned modules. My point was: in the world of everyday synths there are
thousands of envelopes and oscillators all virtually identical. If the first
designer who came up with the now standard envelope or oscillator design had
claimed intellectual copyright where would today's musician be.
I didn't say that Rex shouldn't pursue ModCan over direct copies of esoteric
modules, I just tried to make a general point about synthesizer designers
suing each other.
Sebastian said:
>Is every VCDO (and designs can differ widely) a copy of DigisoundActually as an owner of the ModCan Wavetable Oscillator and past owner of a
>only because they made it first, two decades ago?
Digisound version I would say that they are almost identical. That's not to
say the internal circuits haven't been changed.
My opinion and it is only my opinion!.....is that I would be surprised if
ModCan has stolen any substantial business from STS. In addition the market
for both systems has got to be so small, what in cash terms would be
achieved if Rex sued? It would probably cost him more than anything he would
recoup.
When this thread kicked off I thought Smoggers would have been saying
"great, another banana based system with alternative modules and you can buy
modules separately". I'm surprised that the overall tone so far has been
"lets get the lawyers in".
CW