EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Hi Andris,

On 26-Dec-04, at 2:22 PM, Andris Sice wrote:

> On 25/12/2004, at 1:12 PM, Hollow Sun wrote:
>  Hmm, well what's the point of the studio even owning the library then?

I don't know.  However, some studios probably do what you suggested (ie 
share the samples with people buying studio time).   I was pointed out 
that it is not legal to do so by most sample licensing agreements.  
That  doesn't mean that it doesn't happen (I do not know if it does or 
not).

>  I'm not an expert on the licensing laws but I thought the bottom line
>  was that a library could only be used once at a time, i.e. not on
>  multiple machines at the same time so even legal use of a library 
> gives
>  the big studios advantages over us sole operators. Their libraries
>  could still potentially be used by several people over a 24 hour
>  period, completely legally.

No.  You have it confused a little bit with software, some of which is 
licensed to only work on one machine at a time.  In fact, with some 
sample libraries, you can use it on as many machines as you own.  For 
example, if you buy an Akai sample library.  If you own an Akai 
sampler, plus an E-mu one, plus a Mac running exs-24, plus a PC running 
Gigastudio.  You could use that same sample library on each one of 
these machines and all at the same time if you own the sample library.  
The way the licenses typically read are that you can use them in your 
music in any way that you see fit (loops can be an exception sometimes) 
provided you as the sole owner are creating the music.  You are not 
allowed to borrow, rent, lend, etc. the sample library.  In the case of 
a studio sharing it out with their paying customers, that would 
constitute as renting or lending which is in clear violation of the 
license agreement.

The easy rule of thumb for me is if I buy it, I can use it.  If I don't 
then I can't.  HTH,
Fernstudio


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