Re: [Linuxsampler-devel] LinuxSampler & sample library producers NAMM report

[Vladimir S. <ha...@so...>]

Steve,

Even with license server(s), usb plug(s), etc, etc. I don't think this 
is possible.
Because the person who has license one way or another (usb plug, license 
server, etc) could always extract the sample from it's "secure" format 
and save it into a regular gig.

You could try to put something like a signature into a sample so that it 
will be inaudible but still detectable in the end product. So that if 
someone produces a track you could tell if your sample was used there or 
not.
But with all the filtering, effects and compression it is close to 
impossible . . .

Regards,
Vladimir.

Steve Harris wrote:

>Great news, Benno :)
>
>On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 01:12:20 +0100, be...@ga... wrote:
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>>On the other hand sample library producers have concerns about piracy, so
>>they are interested if sample content can be protected while keeping
>>the sampler open. We should think about those issues over the long term.
>>    
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>Sadly I dont think thats possible - encryption/security always relies on
>some secret, and there are no secrets in (purely) open source software.
>
>An option might be a closed-source licence server (for networks of
>machines), best would be if we could use an existing, trusted UNIX licence
>server, like the one matlab uses.
>
>Even then its really hard.
>
>- Steve
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