The idea that protected styles will bring costs down may not be true. It costs software makers more to write protected files, and to the need to update those protected files from hackers who have figured it out.
Excellent point, Larry...it would be quite difficult to stay ahead of hackers, and the styles may actually end up costing more in the long run due to the extra work needed to protect them.
If I take a "protected" style and edit/modify it by adding/removing parts or using parts from other non-protected or protected styles via Yamaha's Style Assembly, would I be able to share the resulting
modified style with my friends, and/or copy it and use it in another Yamaha keyboard model I would have, or would restrictions still be applicable?
Also, one would wonder how the style creators are compensated for their work...would they be privy to a percentage of profits made on the amount of styles sold, or are they paid just for the styles they create? Or, perhaps a combination of the two? I've asked a few people I know in the company, and they didn't have any answers.
Perhaps the idea, or objective, of the Premium Styles is not so much to make a profit on the styles, but to create more arranger sales because of the ready availability of additional content?
Ian
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