Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

A while back edrummer.co.uk had a similiar problem with Roland. He recorded
audio loops of himself playing Roland V-Drums and put the files on his
website for people to use. Roland objected because the loops allowed people
to cut and paste individual hits into other applications/equipment. The
samples used in the V-Drums were licensed from Spectrasonics, the license
was such that end users could use the sounds to make their own original
recordings, but they couldn't re-record and distribute them "as-is". The
main issue for edrummer.co.uk was that although Roland had agreed to the
terms of this license, they had failed to inform him of its existence,
neither at the time of purchase or later, yet he was expected to comply with
it.

It was a while ago, and my description of the events is not perfect, but I
hope you get the gist of it. If you're interested in what the outcome was,
you may be able to find out more on edrummer.co.uk (something like that), or
on the forums over at www.sound-on.sound.com

In the current situation, it is a Aaron says - you can use the samples to
make your own original compositions, but you can't distribute them as-is.

Regards,

Stu

-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron Eppolito [mailto:synthesis77@...]
Sent: 16 February 2004 21:26
To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [xl7] Copyrighted samples: legal issues


--- steve_the_composer <smw-mail@...> wrote:
> (1) If samples (and perhaps other components that come packaged on
> electronic music-making gear) are copyrighted, and
> (2) if I make, distribute, and/or sell music using those samples
> (and other e-music gear components,
>
> am I violating copyright (or any other)laws?

No.  You have usage rights that allow you to use the sounds.  You
don't, however, have the rights to resell them as is.  I'm trying to
think of a similar example, but I'm not succeeding at the moment...

-Aaron

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