Music Tab Sites Being Shut Down?

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  1. F-a-duck

    F-a-duck Well-Known Member

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    Just trying to find some tablature on http://www.taborama.com and I read that they no longer are giving tablature due to the following...[taken from BBC]

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

    MPA president Lauren Keiser said he wanted site owners to be jailed.

    He said unlicensed guitar tabs and song scores were widely available on the internet but were "completely illegal".

    Mr Keiser said he did not just want to shut websites and impose fines, saying if authorities can "throw in some jail time I think we'll be a little more effective".


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  2. demonpants

    demonpants Well-Known Member

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    pfft thats the best tab site imo so i hope it doesnt shut
     
  3. F-a-duck

    F-a-duck Well-Known Member

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    Yea, me too man. I was wondering why everytime I clicked a tab link it said something about copyright infringement.
     
  4. Rimfire

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    I guess all publishers now are going to file suits against everybody that has info written on the internet that people could have learned from a book if they paid for it. OMG, then we wouldnt have anything to look at on the internet!!
     
  5. El_Otacon

    El_Otacon Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, I think it's ridiculous! Next will be: "oh, you use renders of films and Games? Well well, little friend: You have to pay for it! Shut down your site and buy it on our internetstore"....I don't want that ;).
     
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    man, this is a load of :censored: .. i can't believe it...
    http://www.ultimate-guitar.com is the best though, if you're having trouble finding things.
     
  7. Enzyme

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    Hmm I play bass technicaly its not copyright because people listen to the songs and find the notes out themselves and most are incorrect.
     
  8. Rimfire

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    Yes, that is the BEST of the best for tabs.
     
  9. David.Blanch

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    As long as mysongbook.com is working, I'm happy
     
  10. b!nD

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    the best tab site is www.powertabs.net
     
  11. F-a-duck

    F-a-duck Well-Known Member

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    Yea, thanks guys. I really got to know mxtabs and taborama and now theyve been shut down.
     
  12. shinto

    shinto Well-Known Member

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    What the hell is wrong with them. That is where i get my music from O_O!!
     
  13. Sabretooth

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    Sad to see it being shut down, I got loads off mine off there.
     
  14. F-a-duck

    F-a-duck Well-Known Member

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    Yea same here man. Its a real bummer.
     
  15. b!nD

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    does anyone know why they are being shut down?
     

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