[Fmpro] going loopy

[Mark Northam]

So this discussion could be taken to another level...

What's the difference from a legal perspective between a looped sample of
one note, and a looped sample of multiple notes, and a looped sample of a
drum beat?

At what point does a loop become a separate composition, and compositions
utilizing loops and samples become derivative works?

This was an important issue that came up when watermarking became a hot
topic of discussion, because of the ramifications of what would happen if
digital sample loops and libraries were watermarked, then the compositions
that created them were watermarked again, etc..


Best,

Mark Northam


On 6/1/07 11:42 AM, "Pete" <musical411 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> A) Not only is it legal to use pre-package loops, it's
> completely ethical. That's why these people are in
> business creating the loops. No one is unethically
> taking advantage of them.

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