[Fmpro] are loops ok to use?

[leshurdle]

I remember a guy who 'wrote' a bongo piece.. it looked like....   
play //// //// //// //// etc.
The piece was used extensively on the BBC.
Composer expected big £'s........ PRS said NO, it was not  
composition,  the courts declared it was since information was provided.

If a composer tells a computer where to start and stop a loop......  
is this similar?

L



On May 29, 2007, at 6:22 PM, onephatcat at earthlink.net wrote:

> Somehow my last post only went to Les... reposting:
>
> Actually, I wasn't talking about ethics, but about how do you  
> define music composition...
>
> The truth is, the field has expanded so fast, that we, composers  
> really need to
> expand our field of what we consider music composition. I was just  
> being a little
> cynical in a vain attempt to be humorous, but the reality is, we  
> have to open our
> horizons and accept that pretty much anything goes when it comes to  
> making music,
> which is as it should be. No need to limit yourself to what you can  
> play or who
> you can hire if you have a library of royalty free sound loops  
> (someone was payed
> to create) that fit the bill for your music.
>
> Joel
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: leshurdle <leshurdle at avradionet.com>
>> Sent: May 29, 2007 4:33 PM
>> To: onephatcat at earthlink.net, fmpro at nxport.com
>> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] are loops ok to use?
>>
>> Gosh,
>>
>> I'm shamed and ashamed to dare to use technology which I paid for...
>> even though the client wanted those sounds and the budget sucked.
>>
>> However, watermarking would have solved all the issues......... they
>> didn't do it, fair game.
>>
>> L
>>
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