Hi Diki.
I think there's a clear legal difference between a set of samples to make a multi-sampled instrument (note I didn't say there's a MORAL difference) and ripping off someone's loops wholesale. In fact, there's PLENTY of case law pertaining to one person ripping off an entire CD of sampled loops (think Voices of Native America, any loop collection of famous drummers playing their signature beats, etc.) and selling them. Or using them in productions without a licensed copy of the original.
I'm not agreeing or disagreeing, I'm just going to say this highly subjectively from a legal point of view.
I see two problems with what your saying.
1: Your talking about data that is NOT provided royalty free.
2: Your talking about a software package or a products that has been completely copied.
Fact is the styles are royalty free and there are part of a musical instrument. You can't exactly steal something that's free unless your charging money for the free data.
The thing that really gets me going, and could probably give any decent lawyer a decent case against him, is that Dom doesn't just make the tools to use this piracy available, he comes HERE (and probably a lot of other forums, too) and TELLS you about the new pirate abilities, as an inducement to buy his product. Follow the money...
I don't think so because the data is royalty free and he's also not the developer of the Software that is going to play back the styles.
It's the same as your Gun and Bullets example. It's very easily argued. For example, who is to blame if you pirate a DVD Movie which is 100% copyrighted material and illegal to copy
The company who made the computer you used, DVD Writer, the blank disk, the company that wrote the software that removes the encryption or you.
Anyway got to run.
James
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