Re: [linux-audio-user] The Open Music Resource Library - Licensing

It depends what you mean by 'open' or 'free'. The GPL includes some safeguards against commercial abuse, by insisting on source code availability - but loops aren't exactly analogous to software, of course. Preventing resale might get more loops into the library, at the expense of flexibility. Another consideration is whether the creator of the loop, or the OMRL itself, is acknowledged in any derivative works. It would be difficult to sell OMRL material at an inflated price to people who were aware of ORML's existence on the web. Insisting on credit where credit is due might help with that. If people wanted to sell CDs of ORML material then maybe they should be asked for a donation towards bandwidth costs, which I expect will be considerable. Cheers Daniel