EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Christian Hellinger wrote:
> Using the samples of the tryout versions within other applications is
> against the license agreement, because you are not allowed to create a new
> sampling library with it.

Nobody is doing this either.
All that is happening is that your samples are loaded into the EXS and used
there. That's nop new sample library but using an existing one.

A (hopefully good) analogy:
Let's suppose you were doing an AKAI sample CD or whatever. IMO it would
just be impossible to prohibit using it in the EXS - regardless whether you
bought it or got it as a freebie.
Could you imagine a part of the licence agreement on an AKAI CD reading like
"You aren't allowed to load this CD into anything but an AKAI sampler"? I
certainly couldn't.
And it's really just the same - there's CDs that were especially made for
AKAI samplers, utilizing some features only existing on them (= your samples
are optimized for your instrument/s), yet any modern sampler will import
them in one way or the other.

> We will offer the PC versions in a few weeks. Also there is absolutely no
> sense to use the samples with another sampler if we already give an
> optimized software instrument...

Well, the EXS might not be as optimized as your instrument (I haven't even
tried it yet, still being on a 56k modem connect), but it offers other
options.

I still can't see how building my own EXS patches from your samples would
infringe any copyright or licence agreement.
If you'd say people would not be allowed to use those samples in any sort of
a commercial context, all OK with me.
And of course redistribution isn't allowed at all.
But I can't see how reusing those samples in anything else but your
instrument would (or even could) infringe any laws. Just to imagine the
worst case: I doubt you'd win any sort of lawsuit if someone would do so.

In the end, IMO if people would use your samples in other samplers that'd
just be a nice free advertising. If they like those limited versions they
may as well get another of your products.

Anyways, fortunately I don't have to care about that any longer until my DSL
line finally is established.

Cheers,
Sascha