Acceptable for inclusion: drumkits for hydrogen

[Tom "spot" Callaway]

On Mon, 2007-03-26 at 19:34 +0200, Axel Thimm wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 08:40:32AM -0500, Tom spot Callaway wrote:
> > I'm slightly more concerned about whether it is legal to record the
> > sounds that a drum machine makes and freely redistribute them without
> > the manufacturers permission.
> 
> Isn't that what every music production does? And when someone uses
> their sound/music then they pay royalties to the musican's label, not
> to the manufacturers of their music instruments.

Sortof. This is more along the lines of:

- copying the sounds that drum machine A makes
- so that drum machine B can make the exact same sounds
- then, giving away drum machine B (and advertising it as having the
exact same sounds as drum machine A)

~spot