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From: dbp@dicomed.UUCP (Doug Plate)
Newsgroups: net.music.synth
Subject: DX7 PATCHES COPYRIGHTED?
Message-ID: <423@dicomed.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 13-Mar-85 10:13:05 EST
Article-I.D.: dicomed.423
Posted: Wed Mar 13 10:13:05 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 14-Mar-85 06:39:02 EST
Organization: DICOMED Corp., Minneapolis
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> Hello again
> Is anyone out there interested in trading patches for
> their various axes?  I have a DX7 and have accumulated a
> number of interesting sounds.  I've seen patches advertised
> for $20 to $200 - but I think we can beat that.
> 
>Trading patches is easy, however, trading other peoples patches
>does not sound easy.  Patches are copyright just like other computer
>programs, I don't think we should be discussing pirating them here.

Can patches for the DX7 really be copyrighted?  I can see how a diskette
or other data encoded medium could be copyrighted to prevent it from being
reproduced and distributed, but how could actual panel settings be 
copyrighted?  After all if you change one parameter in the patch by one
value up or down it is no longer the original patch and would no longer
fall under the copyright.  I don't mean to sound authoritative on this
subject, I'm really just curious.  I would like to see some good patches 
in this group.

			Happy modulating,
			Doug Plate
P.S. I am kinda new at posting and I'd like to know if I'm actually
reaching anyone out there.  It would help me alot if the two people 
whose articles I've quoted would reply to me and just let me know I
got through. Thanks in advance.