Tabs gone forever?!

Raif2032 · Post by **Raif2032** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:53 pm

I was just visiting http://www.guitartabs.cc and I discovered some troubling news.

Apparently, the NMPA and the MPA are trying to have tabs taken off the internet for good. I don't know about you guys, but I learned guitar exclusively from listening to songs and reading tabs...i'm sure i'm not the only one. This would be a huge blow to music I think...yes people survived before but after this all people will only be able to learn by themselves by buying the "Gift of Guitar" from that rat-bastard esteban!!

Don't let it happen, stand up guys!

http://www.guitarzone.com/musato/

Andre_GT7 · Post by **Andre_GT7** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:55 pm

OH NO!!!

old news

DrumsFoDaSoul · Post by **DrumsFoDaSoul** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:40 pm

Is anything going to happen?

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:23 am

I don't believe that's going to happen...

pjdk28 · Post by **pjdk28** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:18 am

I dont think thats possible. Besides, the artists themselves would never stand for it... what is more flattering than someone trying to emulate your music?

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:19 am

pjdk28 wrote:I dont think thats possible. Besides, the artists themselves would never stand for it... what is more flattering than someone trying to emulate your music?

That's a nice point...

daylight_2004 · Post by **daylight_2004** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:34 am

what is more flattering than someone trying to emulate your music?

Someone paying you royalties from the official tab book sales

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checkii · Post by **checkii** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:29 am

daylight_2004 wrote:
what is more flattering than someone trying to emulate your music?
Someone paying you royalties from the official tab book sales

.

and true

Andre_GT7 · Post by **Andre_GT7** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 11:26 am

checkii wrote:
daylight_2004 wrote:
what is more flattering than someone trying to emulate your music?
Someone paying you royalties from the official tab book sales

.

and true

yea, that one wasn't too hard to figure out.

pjdk28 · Post by **pjdk28** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:26 pm

daylight_2004 wrote:
what is more flattering than someone trying to emulate your music?
Someone paying you royalties from the official tab book sales

.

very very true, but it wont happen. anyone can sit down with guitar and a good ear, and figure a song out without tabbooks (since they are all wrong anyway). but to not be able to share your skill ? i understand copyrighting recordings and lyrics, but you cant suppress knowhow, it makes no sense. whats next..copyrighting riffs?

mattinbeloit · Post by **mattinbeloit** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:11 pm

checkii wrote:
daylight_2004 wrote:
what is more flattering than someone trying to emulate your music?
Someone paying you royalties from the official tab book sales

.

and true

omg nice AV...

fede · Post by **fede** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:26 pm

pjdk28 wrote:
daylight_2004 wrote:
what is more flattering than someone trying to emulate your music?
Someone paying you royalties from the official tab book sales

.
very very true, but it wont happen. anyone can sit down with guitar and a good ear, and figure a song out without tabbooks (since they are all wrong anyway). but to not be able to share your skill ? i understand copyrighting recordings and lyrics, but you cant suppress knowhow, it makes no sense. whats next..copyrighting riffs?

Correct. I agree with you.

Fede

Raif2032 · Post by **Raif2032** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:58 am

I thought I would bump this as many major tab sites have now gone down or refuse to show tabs...

ibmanley · Post by **ibmanley** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:27 pm

they may not be able to get a ruling that bans tabs from the internet in the long run, but they have effectively shut them down for the time being which is rediculous. i guess we just have to sit around and wait for them to become available again-whenever that may be. damned drawn-out litigations.

taparoo · Post by **taparoo** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 8:01 pm

ibmanley wrote:they may not be able to get a ruling that bans tabs from the internet in the long run, but they have effectively shut them down for the time being which is rediculous. i guess we just have to sit around and wait for them to become available again-whenever that may be. damned drawn-out litigations.

You do know that there's still tabs available on the net? Only some sites have stopped their tab-business. Other sites, like ultimate-guitar.com, still have tons of tabs up.