Waves get heavy with unauthorised users of their plug-ins
 

If you have already listened to this week’s Sonic Talk podcast you’ll know about this one – Waves has instigated a series of investigations aimed at discovering unauthorised users of its software and collecting payment from them.

Our friends at Pro Sound News Europe have an exclusive story on this one. They tell us that Waves has employed undercover agents posing as musicians trying to book time at various UK and US studios and, in the process, gathering evidence of the use of unlicenced or ‘cracked’ copies of Waves software. Secret video footage has been gathered and several users of the software have received an official letter from Waves’s collection agents offering them the chance to pay Waves the cost of the original plug-ins, plus a substantial extra sum on top, or face legal action.

At least six well known London studios and an educational establishment are known to be involved with visits from the Waves’ agents taking place earlier this year followed up by solicitor’s letters. Waves have confirmed that the investigations have taken place as part of BanPiracy, a continuing global campaign.

This is story that is going to run on over the next few weeks. We will be keeping abreast of developments but you can check out the Pro Sound News Europe website for the full story and hear their Editor, Dave Robinson, discussing the matter in today’s Sonic Talk 055 podcast.


More information:
www.prosoundnewseurope.com
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Re: Waves get heavy with unauthorised users of their plug-ins
 

jedna od prvih zrtava kaze da je waves navodno trazio 75000$ odstete preko suda..

inace ne koristim waves, ali ovako nesto me tera na bojkot.
izgubili su jednog potencijalnog kupca.

Re: Waves get heavy with unauthorised users of their plug-ins
 

Ne razumem. zasto te to tera na bojkot?
Zato sto neko trazi da se plati za njegov trud i rad, i zato sto ne zeli da ljudi koji nisu platili trud i rad koriste proizvod tog truda i rada od cijeg zaradjenog novca ljudi u toj firmi dobijaju platu da bi prehranili svoje porodice???


Kad naucite da cenite tudje tada cete moci i svoje, koristi crackove ali se nemoj time hvaliti ili jos gore negodovati sto to neko hoce da naplati.....cutis i radis i ne zalis se sto nisi platio 100000$$$$ za te "nikakve" plugove ;)

Re: Waves get heavy with unauthorised users of their plug-ins
 

Tiho voda breg roni.... ;)

Re: Waves get heavy with unauthorised users of their plug-ins
 

u pravu si, treba kazniti sve one koji zaradjuju koristeci krekovane verzije.
pitanje je koliko je eticki koristiti takav nacin ucenjivanja, mada je takodje pitanje koliko je eticki koristiti krekovane pluginove i zaradjivati na njima.

u svakom slucaju, nisu waves jedini, izbor je zaista veliki.

Re: Waves get heavy with unauthorised users of their plug-ins
 

Nema tu globalnog resenja. A sta sa mp3-jevima, svi ih razmenjuju ko nezdravi i to u kolicinama da ti treba 2 zivota da ih preslusas. I to je neciji rad i kostalo je, a velike face su izmislile i mp3 format i uredjaje koji ih pustaju, pa ne idu okolo da vide ko je to kupio a ko ne.

Re: Waves get heavy with unauthorised users of their plug-ins
 

Razumem ja njih, ali cenovna politika wavesa nas prisiljava na to. Ja ne mogu da skontam da je ceo Cubase, pa kakav, je takav bude 460e, kod nas, a ajeftiniji bundle od Wavesa 3 puta skuplji. U ostalom, proslo je vreme kad su oni bili vrh plug-insi..... Kad bi morao, pre bih kupio Duende nego waves ssl:da: ...... i na to Liquid mix i zdravo djaci (uz postojeci Uad i poco)....... i sve to ispadne, uz cubase da se kupi manje od 2500e.....

Re: Waves get heavy with unauthorised users of their plug-ins
 

Verovatno su velike face pomislile da mp3 i nije tako losh i da ako ga neko cuje mozda i kupi album koji skuplja prasinu na policama(a u koji je ulozen toliki trud i rad) ili ako nista drugo nece otici u totalni zaborav i moci ce da odrade jos koju tezgu pre smrti .

Re: Waves get heavy with unauthorised users of their plug-ins
 

...i da male izdavacke kuce propadnu u startu...

Re: Waves get heavy with unauthorised users of their plug-ins
 

..vise zavisi od toga sta izdaju i gde ..i naravno nacin na koji to rade(treba biti mnogo pametniji i bolji nego sto su to morali da budu veliki izdavaci kad su pocinjali ) ,a i vecina njih je u fazonu da ih kupi neko veci ..to nije samo problem u muzickoj industriji..