I have thought about this topic many times. Kinda off topic but in the same vain...What is keeping major amp companies from suing the shit out of Kemper for what this device is made for?
Isnt the act of profiling infringing on some sort of copyright?
Seems like a grey and very blurry line for people to bitch about copies of copies.
Kind of like a bootlegger telling the cops that their stock was stolen from...How much do the people who sell "pro" profiles give to Kemper or the original amp manufacture from their sales?
I see it like a club playing music and not paying for the license to cover the royalties.
I don't think there could be any violation of copyright. If there were, I'm sure they would have tried. Anyway, as Per pointed out, most amp designs (all?) are basically copies of the few original ones. All those boutique pedals? Copies. Basically. maybe some minor tweaks, but the basic circuitry is very rarely original. Is that stealing? No, not in the legal sense. In a moral sense, then? Guess that will always depend on one's viewpoint. Still, Marshall wouldn't exist without "inspiration" from Fender, etc...
I can't in any way equate profiles to illegal mp3 copies. You profile (the sound of!) an amp at a certain setting, through a certain mic, at a certain mic position. You don't get the whole amp, you get a "snapshot".
I have difficulties coming up with a suitable comparison. This is kind of unbroken ground. Maybe a band using the same chord progression as another band??? Nah, still doesn't sound right (though I do seem to remember Lars Ulrich trying to sue some band for using a lot of F# chords in their music...)
I don't understand this. It seems like some people feel that what Kemper and/or the commercial profilers are doing is morally suspect, but still you have bought the unit (I assume). I'm wondering about this? (genuinely, not trying to be smart)