Tab Sites being shutdown

[kurt:ellis]

Obviously , you guys here have heard abou the shitty music thing shutting down
tab sites for 'copyright infringement' ?

Well.. where mysongbook has gone as have various other ones , Ultimate Guitar had something else to say :- http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ultimate-guitarcom_the_last_stand.html

Just thought i'd let you guys know..

[KevC]

haha yesss they aint shutting down..thats good to know. But damnn no mysongbook.com is so troublesome... i actually have to use the tabs on this site :D :D

[Requiem]

not Ulitmate-guitar :bawling:

[BassBehemoth]

I hope when the time comes Nomad will save us from this madness...

[Requiem]

there could be some way he could change the site name not to look a tab site

[The Doctor]

MPA are morons

[Dyldo]

not Ulitmate-guitar :bawling:

Read the article. They are not shutting down.

[powersofterror]

Metaltabs.com is based in Sydney, far far away from US laws.:D

[Robbie Filth]

Ultimate Guitar isn't as bad as MXTABS :mad:

[L,B'XXX]

My forum home's just went back up within the past couple days. Have at it. http://www.tabcrawler.com/ The revision's been in the works a long time. I'm not sure that all aspects work, but the tabs I just tried did.

It's listed in metaltabs for cross refernce sites so I don't think it's a problem posting the link. If it is, mods, please delete this and I'll change my repost a trifle.

I'm still skeptical whether it really matters what country the site's from as far as a copyright infringment. I know if I was a Brit and someone in Samoa used my lyrics for profit without my permission or without giving me credit I'd be a tad pissed off. If it was a kid or an old fart like me sitting in their house with some friends plunking on a guitar and singing I wouldn't care at all.

[Adrian_15]

I must say that I am afraid of singing at the bathroom...the MPA might be after me

[Dahmers Fridge]

Ultimate Guitar can't shut down, where would we send all those noobs that register here asking for screamo-core tabs or what ever is the latest floppy fringed musical whine to be excreted by roadrunner :rolleyes:

[MoonRaven]

that picture below the article is money

[sixsicsix]

go russia! :vampire:

[Transient]

not Ulitmate-guitar :bawling:
yeah, you're right, not ultimate-guitar.

[Cunty Shunt]

Ultimate Guitar can't shut down, where would we send all those noobs that register here asking for screamo-core tabs or what ever is the latest floppy fringed musical whine to be excreted by roadrunner :rolleyes:
This is true.

[problematic]

there could be some way he could change the site name not to look a tab site
Great idea :rolleyes:

[Wolfsherz]

I've noticed a lot of copyright problems with MySongBook, which is a shame, since it has a big load of GP-tabs.

And apparently, it hasn't been solved yet. I thought their disclaimer was solid enough to keep them online, since they clearly stated that they were only a server for other people's interpretations. Guess not.

[PST 88]

What the hell does you being pissed off have to do with the legality or illegality of anything whatsoever? And why do you think the two situations are comparable (closer would be you getting pissed off because somebody sang your lyrics at a karaoke bar)? (and, finally, why do you think you wouldn't be able to link that site?)

Berne Convention rules don't force all countries to agree in the interpretation of what a copyright extends to; Russians and Australians don't have to decide to call tabs copyright enfringement just because America did, as it's not a clear issue (as it would be if it were a book or CD being distributed by the sites). Copyrights do extend internationally, but U.S. legal precedents don't.

Oh, and don't expect that 'interpretation' stuff, however true it may be, to hold water in court. So far it seems clear that they treat it as disingenuous.

[arvina]

what a kickass picture