THIS IS WHY YOU READ THE EULA!

[mrlmmsguy]

Sorry for the all-caps, but I feel that this is a very important point to be made. So I got a demo of FL Studio to test LMMS MIDI export abilities, and in the install process the EULA (no surprise) popped up. Guess what?

In the event the User’s version of the Software is a trial or demo version, the User’s usage of the Software is limited to private use only. The User is expressly forbidden to use the User’s projects created with such a demo version of the Software for commercial purposes, both “profit” or “not-for-profit”. Notwithstanding any foregoing provisions, should the User not comply with this obligation, Image Line will have full ownership over these projects and is therefore entitled to all revenue generated by this commercial usage. In order make this enforceable, the User will hand over the User’s bookkeeping controls to Image Line on simple request.

(FL Studio 12 EULA as of 8/17/16) read it here

WHAT? WHAT? This is why LMMS is awesome. Please read your terms and conditions folks.
Peace
-Mayo Staccato

[caLRo]

Basically the guys at Image Line want to provide users a way to try out (parts of) their software for free, but they don't want users to make money with this free demo/trial. Seems fair.

[mrlmmsguy]

Basically the guys at Image Line want to provide users a way to try out (parts of) their software for free, but they don't want users to make money with this free demo/trial. Seems fair.

Oh, I'm not saying they shouldn't, I do think though that are plenty of people who are using the demo without knowing this. It's quite clever, really

[caLRo]

Basically the guys at Image Line want to provide users a way to try out (parts of) their software for free, but they don't want users to make money with this free demo/trial. Seems fair.

Oh, I'm not saying they shouldn't, I do think though that are plenty of people who are using the demo without knowing this. It's quite clever, really

The DAW is only a means, to create a track which is the finished product that can be monetized/sold for revenue. Unless the demo version of FL Studio places certain identifying markers into the exported audio, there's no real way to tell if that audio came from one (version of) DAW or another. Although it is stated clearly in their EULA that they don't want users to make money off of their FL Studio demo, I strongly doubt they would take action.