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DirectX 6.1
Programmer's Reference

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Copyright Warning

Special Note and Warning  The GM.DLS collection supplied with DirectMusic uses the GM/GS Sound Set, trademarked by the Roland Corporation, and is the legal property of the Roland Corporation. It must not be modified and must only be redistributed in its entirety and without alteration. The component sounds and wave forms in the Roland GM.DLS collection must not be used as source material to create other DLS sounds or collections.

Some of the Producer components supplied with DirectMusic and DirectMusic Producer can be modified and used as source material for creating your own components. However, some Producer components contained in DirectMusic have specific copyright restrictions, and must not be modified or used as source material for creating your own components.

This is often true for DLS components, and it is especially true for the GM.DLS supplied with DirectMusic and DirectMusic Producer. This GM.DLS is the property of Roland Corporation. You must conform to the legal restrictions for any component you use, and also read any copyright information contained in the Properties window of the file.