The MPA has done it again....

[imported_Cameron]

The music industry is to extend its copyright war by taking legal action against websites offering unlicensed song scores and lyrics.

The Music Publishers' Association (MPA), which represents US sheet music companies, will launch its first campaign against such sites in 2006.

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[BW86]

you gotta be kidding me..lol

 

[her209]

This has been gonig on for a long time now. Their argument is that the lyrics themselves are copyrighted and therefore posting the lyrics constitutes copyright infringement.

 

[imported_Cameron]

Originally posted by: her209
This has been gonig on for a long time now. Their argument is that the lyrics themselves are copyrighted and therefore posting the lyrics constitutes copyright infringement.

Yeah, but now some tab sites arent letting you view tabs anymore

 

[Waylay00]

This fvcking sucks! I use Powertabs for all of my guita purposes, and now I have no where to go!

 

What assholes. Do they think really poor transpositions of a guitar parts are going to kill the sheet music industry? How are people supposed to learn to play guitar now? Good thing I grabbed the entire mysongbook.com archive for GuitarPro a week or so ago. MIDI sites are next.

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: dwell
MIDI sites are next.

:laugh: QFT

 

[clamum]

Shutting down all guitar tab sites is insane. The only problem is that some people copy a tab straight from a purchased sheet music/tab book and post that online which I would guess is illegal.

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Originally posted by: Waylay00
This fvcking sucks! I use Powertabs for all of my guita purposes, and now I have no where to go!

same here, but i guess it's further motivation for me to keep learning more theory so I can figure out the songs myself I guess.

fvck you MPA.

 

[imported_Cameron]

The guy who voted Yes is sure keeping quiet......

 

[FeuerFrei]

Lyrics??? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Redonkulous.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

are you serious.. so is it infingment when i sing some choruses in public?

 

[sigs3gv]

They might as well ban music...

 

[imported_Cameron]

Originally posted by: sigs3gv
They might as well ban music...

No kidding....

 

[ABErickson]

On a related note, the two surviving Beatles are suing EMI for disputed royalties of over 50 million dollars.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/art..._display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001699776

This of course from the company that always positions itself as protecting artists.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: ABErickson

I agree.

 

[enyce2k9]

haha ^^,
ah the world is coming to strict extremes i wonder what would be next...