Is it legal to teach Plugins that I don't own? Do I get in trouble?

Enio Maka · Jun 25, 2020

jazzzz said: ↑

Yes, they must get paid. The discussion is only about paid per user or per device.
Vst/vsti/app are tools, not artworks. A tool is not meant to be locked to one person but to a device.
If a construction company buys a hammer, there's no exclusive user limitation.
For software there exists a special type of licence for personal use but nobody restricts the buyer to lend his computer, rather the restriction is defined by the type of usage: personal instead of professional.
If the developer of a sound creating tool gives these two options and a studio buys the latter, paying extra, it should have the right per device.
If there's only one option (single user), the developer should shut up.
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100% agree

Smoove Grooves · Jun 25, 2020

jazzzz said: ↑

If the developer of a sound creating tool gives these two options and a studio buys the latter, paying extra, it should have the right per device.
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But where we are at is that every user of a product must own it.
Yet if you have a songwriter's split with an owner of something you don't own, it's all good.

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