EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

From: Hollow Sun <steve@...>

>In the days when I had a commercial studio, I bought library and people
>booked my place *BECAUSE* I had that library. I charged them a studio rate
>and that money was used to repay my investment in the library I had bought
>much like it repaid my investment in the MTR, desk, outboard, the sampler
>the library was used in, the keyboard that played those samples, etc..

As long as you're using the library, that's okay. You just can't rent 
it to client like a mixer.

>
>>  So, If I have the VSL and bring my composition including the library to
>>  a studio, I guess the studio has to refuse if it does not own this
>>  library. Even if just one tone is used, this can be a violation of the
>>  copyright because VSL does not sell single tones. Yes, theory is far
>  > away from daily live, sometimes.

Nope.

>Well... it proves that the law's a bit of an ass with this one because if
>what you say is true (and thinking about it, it appears it could well be)

The law is an ass, but that's not what VSL stipulates at all.

>, I
>can't (in theory) take my Akai S5000 to a local studio with some commercial
>library *I* have bought and *I* have licenced for use in *my* music because
>the studio does not have that library and is potentially in violation of
>copyright laws when it records it in my composition! Hmmmm!

No, no, no.

>But even if you are not using a commercial studio to record your music and
>you literally do the whole track laying and mixdown process at home with no
>contravention of copyright, technically, you cannot then take your master to
>a mastering house because that facility doesn't have that library.... even a
>CD pressing plant should refuse to take it!! Hmmmmm!
>
>No doubt this one can run and run!

People are making it more complicated than it really is.

>Anyway.... happy new year to all of you.

You too. :)
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Nick Batzdorf
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