[richardcrw]

I apologize for not being named John, and for coming late to this discussion, but I wanted to throw out a concrete example of usage and get an answer from Moderator John, if possible.

I bought EZkeys just a week ago and almost immediately bought the Americana add-on pack. I particularly like the Arizona midi under Straight 4/4.

So… if I were to create a song in my DAW by using the EZkeys plug-in, with its own virtual piano, and my personal selection of Intro/Verse/Chorus/Prechorus/Bridge midi from Americana/Arizona, and then export that to audio and put it on a commercial album, would that violate the agreement with Toontrack, because I haven’t changed the midi or the instrument?

If I put that same arrangement through my own virtual piano instrument, would that make it legal?

If I changed the key signature and the tempo, would that make it legal?

If I changed two notes in each of the midi sections, would that make it legal?

If I used it as a layer underneath my vocals and a drum track from another source, would that make it legal?

It seems to have been established that no one except Toontrack can ever sue you for using Toontrack midi and samples — another customer who used them in a hit song would not be able to take you to court because they do not own the copyright. Toontrack does.

Again, I apologize for how late this reply is, but it seemed like the best thread I could find on this topic. I understand things much better in the context of specific examples.

Reply To: Copyright Issue version: 1.3.0
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