Re: [linux-audio-user] Copyrights on samples

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Copyrights on samples
From: Vincent Touquet (vincent.touquet_AT_pandora.be)
Date: Mon Oct 13 2003 - 13:13:06 EEST


On Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 11:46:39AM +0200, Atte Andr? Jensen wrote:
>Hi
>Does anyone know if it's legal to:
>* sample the grandpiano of the latest Roland/Korg/Yamaha electric piano
>* give the sample away
>* package it (sf2) and put it on my web site

IMHO it is totally legal if you do your own recording (you create the
samples yourself, so you own the copyright), this is the way a lot of
sample cds of instruments work.

Ripping sounds from ROMs is impossible under the DMCA, unless you own
the device yourself.

IANAL though :)

vini


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