why roland really are scum

[rhythmtech]

they've decided to censor the d16 products - drumazon (909) and nephaton (808)

www.d16.pl

what is the point? its not like roland have any plans to release a new 909 or 808.. how long would the copyright last on these products?

[BloodStar]

I am not surprised by it.

anyway. The only thing which d16 now had to change is just the skin or?

[rhythmtech]

yeah just the skin.. but still.. im sure a lot of work went into re-creating those skins

[loopdon]

I actually wondered what took them so long this time :(

[rhythmtech]

well i bought the drumazon release in version 1.0 so im happy.. next updates will include a skinable version which will allow me to use the original gui :cheese:

[dirty_bass]

Isn`t it time we moved on from the damn 909 anyway?

A world of sounds at our fingertips, and still people obsess over that old crap box.

[stjohn]

im sure a lot of work went into re-creating those skins

ah i doubt it sure you could knock up stuff like that in a few hours
still pretty shit tho

[rhythmtech]

ahh yeah.. no problem :briggin:

[force]

Not unless Adam Jay went to Grange Hill

[TechMouse]

Back on topic... is it really so crap of Roland to enforce their copyright over their intellectual property?

[tonyc2002]

Back on topic... is it really so crap of Roland to enforce their copyright over their intellectual property?

yes, they should be flattered

[TechMouse]

yes, they should be flattered

That's a rather blase stance towards copyright, for an officer of the law.

[tonyc2002]

That's a rather blase stance towards copyright, for an officer of the law.

ime off duty

[dirty_bass]

Back on topic... is it really so crap of Roland to enforce their copyright over their intellectual property?

Well, if the scum suckers had bothered to acknowledge the interest in their old shiteboxes they would have remade em, and also made vst`s of them already.
Supply and demand, and they ain`t supplying.

Screw intellectual property anyway, their machines are being emulated, but not directly copied.

[TechMouse]

Screw intellectual property anyway, their machines are being emulated, but not directly copied.

It's not the sounds that are at issue... it's merely the visual style.

[eyeswithoutaface]

well if that's the case they are going very half hearted about it, because i could name numerous VST that i would swear are directly copied from Roland products barre the ones mentioned