EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

----- Original Message -----
From: Fernando Vicente
To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 7:00 PM
Subject: RE: [exs] EXS 24 sample Cd\ufffds for swop! point of view...


Hi

yael wrote,
>> Did those companies invest in research to find a solution to not be able
>>to
>> copy Cd ? ...no...

>Did you ever work in these companies?  I don't think that you have
>otherwise, you wouldn't speak the way you do.  Don't make statements about
>what you know nothing about.

No , it's true but I don't take a lot of risk to say that !


>I'm sure that when you write a number hit that *could* generate millions,
>you won't mind that only one person (who is a professional) buys your CD,
>then trades it and gives away copies to everyone else in the world since
the
>rest of the people are only hobbyists - ie they don't make money from
>listening to your music so it is just a hobby to them.

Not at all, when someone is listenning to my music in a Bar or on TV or in
Discoteca ! someone win money !


>Do you see how absurd this reason is?  No matter how you put it - you are
>justifying theft.  That's like saying you can go into a car dealership and,
>because your hobby is collecting cars, it is okay to simply take one of the
>new Mercedes on the lot since you only do it as a hobby and don't make
money
>off of it.  Okay this is a little far-fetched, but it is similar.

No , it's not the same... People who Trade CD's don't stole them, they ask
before !
If I ask someone to lend me his Mercedes, he can say no !!


> If you
>thought for a minute - that if everyone who uses samples bought them, maybe
>we could get many titles for very little money.  As it is, in order to be
>profitable or at least break even, the manufacturers have to keep the price
>up.

>If you do it as a hobby and cannot afford the great sample CD, then simply
>don't spend the money.  Get creative and make your own samples.

too expensive ;o)

>Fernando
Yael
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