greiswig
Power User
Nopes, sharing his stuff is not allowed But I was not sharing his stuff. I made an IR using a tweaked part of his stuff, to be used by people which would never buy his profiles, so it has no effect on his sales. Not the same thing at all, as he said himself. So I'll share some files again, soon, although not all of them
Ah, okay. I missed that part of Andy's comment. It sounds like maybe he isn't concerned about it because he is fairly sure the quality will be worse than what he is producing?
FWIW, Fremen, I had no intent to single you out for what you did. I simply wanted to suggest that it would be better to have our eyes open going into this kind of thing than to take too much for granted, or to be unaware of potential consequences. One of those consequences might be that people with real skill, talent and equipment may stop making IRs to sell, because they might have a prospective market in the single digits if their user base feels that it is ethical and legal to copy them and share them with anyone who wants them. And if they can't make it work financially, there's a good chance that they will turn their professional attention elsewhere and stop making IRs altogether.
As those of you who try to make a living at music know, somebody copying your music and giving it away takes money from your wallet. Perhaps it isn't identical, and perhaps sharing IRs isn't illegal. But just because something is legal doesn't mean it is ethical.
Personally, I find the photography analogy a good one. And digital copies of a photographer's work are protected under the law. I thought computer code was, too. It may just be that this is one area that has some legal catchup to do. Meanwhile, I will actively support OwnHammer, RedWirez, Jay Mitchell et al with money if they have good stuff to sell. And I won't share it or sell it even in modified form.
Again, I wonder why it wouldn't be better just to ask the originator (in this case was it Kemper? Or Andy? I must not understand the connection between Andy's company and Kemper) if it was okay with them to share the stuff. Wth email being so easy to use, that seems like a small effort. If they say yes, then go for it. Why not err on the side of caution and professional courtesy? Or did you do that before you published, and I managed to miss that part, too?
The main reason I felt squeamish was that you originally said it was Kemper IRs you were making available for AFX users. It seems to me that actually might take away Kemper sales if they somehow have the magic dust that AFX can't recreate, and which might make a person sell their AxeFX and buy a Kemper instead. Or Kemper may recognize a market and try to sell IRs themselves if they choose.
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