Hi Diki

Good to see you back posting again.

The problem with style protection is that if you do it then everybody starts’ moaning that it impedes there freedom to do with styles (That they have paid for) what they want.

In addition they moan when manufactures and 3rd parties do not produce many new styles, so whatever the manufacture does will always be wrong, (There dammed if they do and dammed if they don’t) personally I think protection is the best way.

As to American styles, then there are no American style produces, and so all American styles are produced in Europe or Japan, whereas if you look at Europe and Japan they have their own style production houses, so there is no shortage in style development. The only way Americans are going to get the styles they want is to follow Europe & Japan and produce them in their own country.

The fact that Americans are not prepared to produce their own work is the main reason why little notice is taken of them during arranger development, (These are the first threads in years that may actually be noticed) so come on you lot over the pond, get out and start developing. (You do it for Workstations and DAWs so there is no excuse)

Bill