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    MPA closes guitar tab sites

    Unfreakingbelieavable. In the face of legal action, MxTabs has been added to list of guitar tab sites closed down by the Music Publisher's Association.

    What next? Banning musical instruments to stop people making their own covers of songs so that they won't have to buy the original? Better yet, ban singing. This is atrocious and I am genuinely angry right now.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4508158.stm

    BBC's take.

    [EDIT: Just realised that the MPA president called Lauren is a bloke ]

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    Ridiculous... Imitation is now banned. Be warned.
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    Haha pyle...nice one!
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    I can understand cd copywrite stuff, and a gree with it, but this is ridiculous, i think i may go write a whiny emo song about it.
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    I'm FURIOUS!

    How can they ban them, there's nothing illegal about them!?!!oneonegrrr

    All the tabs on MXTabs were written out by people the way they like to play them... Whats the harm?!

    Being a musicican myself (well, i'm a bassist, the lazy guitarist), it almost feels like its a personal thing.

    Oh god i'm so furious i can't actually express what i'm trying to say.

    ARGH!
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    it just getting plain silly. nothing else to say



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    Quote Originally Posted by BlackDwarf
    I'm FURIOUS!

    How can they ban them, there's nothing illegal about them!?!!oneonegrrr

    All the tabs on MXTabs were written out by people the way they like to play them... Whats the harm?!

    Being a musicican myself (well, i'm a bassist, the lazy guitarist), it almost feels like its a personal thing.

    Oh god i'm so furious i can't actually express what i'm trying to say.

    ARGH!
    I think you'll find they are actually illegal - I'm just as annoyed as you guys although I'm suprised they haven't cracked down sooner. The original sound recording is only half of the copyright, the licencing deal is just as important (and to song writers and composers alot more so). When an album is released, only the song writer/s get money from the copyright licencing, this is why noel gallagher for eg is alot richer than the rest of the band.

    The original sound recording is just as important as the backbones behind it.

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    I'm personally really annoyed at this. I play guitar and have been for about 7 years (im only 17) and have used tabs for nearly all the songs i have learnt, infact i have a folder neatly arranged full of songs that i play (ranges from metallica to Spill Canvas) and the news that they will need a licence if this is true is even worst as i go down to my local guitar shop alot asi know the owner and try out alot of the new guitars he gets in (i do this as i cant afford to buy them lmao).

    This is bad news for us younger guitarists that have learnt using tabs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by unrealrocks
    I think you'll find they are actually illegal - I'm just as annoyed as you guys although I'm suprised they haven't cracked down sooner. The original sound recording is only half of the copyright, the licencing deal is just as important (and to song writers and composers alot more so). When an album is released, only the song writer/s get money from the copyright licencing, this is why noel gallagher for eg is alot richer than the rest of the band.

    The original sound recording is just as important as the backbones behind it.
    The thing is.... Most of the tabs on MxTabs were written by normal guys like you or I, listening to the music, and writing down their interpretation of how they think the song goes!?

    What next, they ban freedom of speech? The freedom to express yourself?

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    yeah, everything will be banned in the future, hopefully they'll ban work soon as too much of a health risk and we can all stay in bed. i expect the nhs will have to improve though, so that they have enough nurses for home visits. i expect they'll ban religion next, especially christianity, so as not to offend other religions. personal freedom is becoming less and less. christmas will be banned next year too, unless it's renamed to "shoppingmas".

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    Open source music released under the GPL... that's a decent idea of mine

    Banning work would be no bad thing if that included school, health and saftey are absolutely ridiculous on tiny things which just a bit of sense stops people doing and no parent would sue for as it would obviously be the students fault - however H&S still try and ban it or correct it

    Life is a huge danger, freedom is a huge danger, shut it down I say.

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    Ban breathing FTW.
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    Lol.
    I'm gutted. I notice, though that some sites aren't blocked yet.
    What about mags? Magazines like Total Guitar aquire liscenses before printing tabs, don't they?

    When's Hexus getting banned?

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    I was just whistling along to a tune on the radio, how much do I owe They will probably want some money for damages too since I am really bad at whistling

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    When's Hexus getting banned?
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