"And secondly, once again you use a Yamaha product. You make a sequence using the styles, but then use another manufacturer's product to play back the sound (let's say you use a Roland product for it's piano) on a commercial work, but it's the Yamaha style that is driving it. Is this copyright infringement?"
Yes, it is.
All Yamaha "preset" Styles on the Tyros3 are copyrighted. If you use a copyrighted Style for commercial purposes, let's say for instance selling a CD with Yamaha copyrighted material on it, that would be copyright infringement. If you, on the other hand, play a Tyros3 in a Night Club, etc., and use "preset" Yamaha styles during your performance - that would NOT be considered copyright infringement, as long as the intellectual property itself i.e. Styles, Multipads, SA2 Voices, etc. are NOT distributed, either freely to others (who personally themselves don't own a Tyros3) or sold - with the intention of personal gain or profit: either profit on your end or that of a 3rd party.
Happy New Year..
All the best,
Mike
[This message has been edited by keybplayer (edited 01-01-2009).]
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