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Dinsdale Piranha
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 Posted - 07/18/2006 : 20:19:03
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Hello all...
Apparently the treacherous swine at the tops of various music industry organizations are making a serious effort to stamp out guitar tab websites. You should be purchasing the sheet music and not downloading people's interpretations of songs. If you do, you are a thief and should be horsewhipped. I bring this up now because "Guitar Tab Universe" has stopped posting tabs due to this. Could the folks at FB.net be next? Even if FB hisself said it was OK, the lawyers could trump him.
A quote from BBC back in December:
"The music industry is to extend its copyright war by taking legal action against websites offering unlicensed song scores and lyrics.
The US Music Publishers' Association (MPA), which represents 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".
So grease up ye scurvy dogs. We'll all be in the Black Hole of Calcutta soon if Keiser gets his way. Selah. |
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
1667 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2006 : 20:20:35
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what the fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
Canada
3581 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2006 : 20:55:29
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I guess we should all be good honest citizens and pay for the official Frank Black tablature books. Oh wait....
he's back jack smoking crack find him if you want to get found
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ScottP
= Cult of Ray =
USA
618 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2006 : 21:24:32
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| What next? Jokes? Describing how food tastes? Saying the words "Super Bowl" on the air?...oh, wait. |
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ScottP
= Cult of Ray =
USA
618 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2006 : 21:30:17
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| Oh yeah, If this bastard gets his way, it will undoubtedly make us all better musicians by having to tab music for ourselves. BASTARD-D!!! |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2006 : 21:45:40
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Yeah, we were just talking about this the other day...
 "No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself." |
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bonedry
- FB Fan -
141 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2006 : 22:13:54
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| fuck 'em. is what i say. there was a website called dylanchords.com. it had every song, every version, perfectly, perfectly tabbed out, with all sorts of esoteric notes. then the guy took off the chords cuz he feared litigation. that type of shit makes me want to strangle someone. but seriously, i don't think this site should sweat it, right? |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2006 : 23:10:49
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Oh no, we're not. It's the principle of the matter...
"No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself." |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 07/19/2006 : 03:32:15
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FB.Net is'nt advertised as a site for Frank tab, and the transcriptions are submitted by members of the forum. So I'm sure there's no need to sweat it just yet!
Join the Cult Of Pob! And don't forget to listen to the Pobcast! |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2006 : 07:19:48
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And more importantly, we have the artist's permission...
Plus, you know what they say about blood from a stone.
"No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself." |
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edbanky
= Cult of Ray =
Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)
388 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2006 : 13:54:56
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We're a mere hop, skip and jump from litigating chords and chord progressions and small successions of notes and intervals between notes and frequencies of vibrato modulations and levels of distortion and capo placements and picking patterns and meters and Pete Townshend arm motions, and so on.
That will be so very fun.
Misogynist * Infidel * Bigot |
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ProverbialCereal
- FB TabMaster -
USA
2953 Posts |
Posted - 07/20/2006 : 14:18:45
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I'm working on a Honeycomb and FM/RM tablature book in Microsoft Word that will be printer friendly. It'll be just as good as buying the ones that don't exist at FYE. Plus they'll be free.
Some tabs should be banned just out of mere suckiness. But I'm all for artists and record companies going after sites that have ads and are making money off their sites which post tabs. But, if no money is being made off of tabs, I think that is ridiculous to say it is illegal. File sharing is illegal but it is still going on. I wouldn't worry about tabs not having a way to circulate. |
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NimrodsSon
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1938 Posts |
Posted - 07/20/2006 : 14:22:03
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If everything goes to hell, we can always keep the tabs and just change the names around, pretending they're original songs.
ˇViva los Católicos! |
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bonedry
- FB Fan -
141 Posts |
Posted - 07/24/2006 : 17:13:20
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| you gots to have love for the tone deaf! these big corporations are discriminating against and persecuting those who are hard of hearing and need help figuring stuff out. |
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rickbob
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 07/27/2006 : 19:19:33
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While whenever I want to learn a song immediately I go download it. That instant capability is irreplacable. One of the most prized sections of my book collection are songbooks. I will always pay for a beautifuly organized collection of songs I love. Internet tabs just dont give you that warm feeling and sense of rythm seeing songs in measured verse give you.
Its much the same for cd's. Sure I bootleg to see if I like something new or If I cant afford it immediately. But to musicians and groups I admire, I must go out and by the cd or when possible the vinyl. There isnothing like hearing an album for the first time while perusing through the liner notes. and so often to the credits turn me on or give me an appreciation for even more music. |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 07/27/2006 : 22:19:25
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Fair enough, but try finding me a Frank Black tab book.
"No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself." |
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misterwoe
= Cult of Ray =
Greece
675 Posts |
Posted - 08/10/2006 : 18:39:07
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RIP mxtabs.net
Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole. |
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silvereel
- FB Fan -
USA
112 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2006 : 13:43:53
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this is outrageous! UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!!!! i'm furious. let's write letters to our congressmen. also, make sure to request Frank Black on your local radio station.
I joined the Cult of Something Not Right/Just out of mind and memory |
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