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jmstone@dsl.pipex.com wrote:

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> Dario Sanfilippo  wrote:

>

>>On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 19:55:36 +0100, James Stone  wrote:

>>

>>>I have found an amazing archive of tracker XI instruments at

>>>

>>>http://www.kiarchive.ru/pub/misc/sounds/samples/ft2/

>>>

>>>I was wondering if others were aware of this resource, and also if anyone

>>>knows who made the samples in the first place and what their copyright

>>>status is? I have emailed the maintainer of the archive but he is yet to

>>>reply.

>>

>>In many countries, 'creative' works are automatically

>>fully-copyrighted (All Rights Reserved) as soon as they are fixed in a

>>tangible medium of expression.

>>Even if there's no particular notice.

>>

>>Dario.

>>

>

>

> The problem is knowing who the samples/instruments belong to as there

> is no notice. Since they seem to have been made freely available on the

> internet, one would assume that the author(s) wanted them to be used by

> other people... (!) 

I would seriously question any download from a Russian website.  Not

with any prejudice, that's just how things are.
Chris