Re: [Consortium] request for licensing advice from ron parker

Hi Chris, This is why lawyers make so much money - first, you write a licence... I'd argue that the use of drum samples 'as is' in a program like Hydrogen doesn't constitute transformation of the samples themselves. It becomes complicated when you add real-time effects, since the effects aren't printed to the samples, yet the modified form will appear on the recording. I guess it's the distribution of modified drum samples, not the modification itself, that's the issue. My personal principle is that licences on creative tools - which would include authorised drum kit samples included with software - shouldn't be applied to the creative works made with those tools. That really would be a 'viral' effect, and a restriction on user freedom. Cheers Daniel