Update to the Big Fish Audio License Agreement

[bigfishaudio]

We wanted to let everyone know that we have updated our License Agreement for our sample/loop libraries. You can read the new license here.

[BBFG#]

...You can't resell, loan, or rent any of the Big Fish products you have purchased. Below is a copy of our general license agreement:

End user License Agreement:

The samples contained herein are licensed, not sold to you, the individual end user, by Big Fish Audio. This non-exclusive, non-transferable license is granted only to the individual end user who has purchased a lawfully made copy of this product from Big Fish Audio or a distributor authorized by Big Fish Audio. All samples remain the property of Big Fish Audio and are licensed only for use in the creation of a live or recorded performance that includes the licensed samples as part of a derivative musical work created by the licensed end user. This license expressly forbids resale, rental, loan, gift, or transfer of these samples in any format or via any medium, except as part of a derivative musical work. The samples may not be included, whether unmodified or as part of a derivative work, in any sample library or virtual instrument product. If you use this product in the creation of a music library, or music intended to be included in a music library catalog, you cannot use the demonstration mix track files or recreate the demonstration mix track, you can only use the other files to create a derivative musical work. When present, the demonstration mix track files contain the word “demo” in the file name. Some products do not contain any demonstration mix track files or demo files. All rights not expressly granted herein are exclusively reserved by Big Fish Audio.

[bigfishaudio]

The main change is that you no longer need a "special use license" from us to use our libraries for Music Library use. Also the reason our products are NFR is that we own the copyright to all the sample content so only we can legitimately license to individuals the ability to use the content. It's the same thing as when a tv show licenses an artists music to put on the tv show; they don't own the music to then sell to other people but they have purchased a license to allow only them to use it for the tv show. Any other parties interested in also licensing that music will have to get their own license from the owners.

[Aloysius]

[BBFG#]

Apologies - While I have bought other libraries from their site, I don't think I own a single Big Fish Audio library. Just have yet to find anything of theirs intriguing enough.

[elxsound]

Were these ever available in the 2nd hand market?

This is just like the discussion in the Noiiz thread... Samples/Loops are not usually allowed for resale.

[masterhiggins]

I can't imagine samples being nfr would be news for anyone. What kind of entitlement mindset thinks otherwise?

[Numanoid]

This is just like the discussion in the Noiiz thread... Samples/Loops are not usually allowed for resale.

"Usually" is not good enough when it comes to laying down the law.

This kind of statement by BFA makes it 100% certain that that is the case when it comes to their gear.

[elxsound]

This is just like the discussion in the Noiiz thread... Samples/Loops are not usually allowed for resale.

"Usually" is not good enough when it comes to laying down the law.

This kind of statement by BFA makes it 100% certain that that is the case when it comes to their gear.

Oh boy. Yes that is correct.