EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Fernstudio wrote:
 We need to get used to the fact that copy protection is here to stay 
for the time being.  The best thing for us to do is to encourage that 
it not get in our way too much. 

 I think you're right. It seems to me a minor hassle that users can 
put up with knowing that the developers and creative folks putting 
these productstogether are able to make a living at it. 

Maybe a little off topic, but related: Does anyone have a clue about 
the current laws regarding samples taken off records? I've been 
avoiding them for a number of reasons, but kind of miss the days when 
I used to grab a James Brown horn hit here and a funk breakbeat there 
and use them with my own melody, harmony, bassline, guitar part, etc. 
Is it still safe to sample small bits or is this as illegal as 
grabbing 8 bars of someonelses song, looping it, and rapping over it? 
The law seems to have gotten more complicated.