https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:26:54 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/paged/2/#post-145185 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:06:09 +0000 I really do hope its just a simple case of filtering out those tabs copied from tab books or that contain lyrics... :evil:]]> Guitar Players Discussion simon@home.co.uk https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/paged/2/#post-145185 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/paged/2/#post-145180 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 20:33:25 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/paged/2/#post-145180 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/paged/2/#post-145120 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 16:24:06 +0000
Now, now, for every ambulance chaser out there there are attorneys who represent the poor for nothing, legal aid societies, and other fair minded, non-greedy wonderful people.


Now bankers on the other hand...... :D Hee, hee, you got me - no, I'm not bitter and I admire the guys who do the public cause work; I just get a bit peeved when Little Johnny's parents are going to have to cough up a coupla grand to settle it out of court and the artist will get about 30 cents of that.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Alan Green https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/paged/2/#post-145120 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/paged/2/#post-145118 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 16:16:30 +0000
Now, now, for every ambulance chaser out there there are attorneys who represent the poor for nothing, legal aid societies, and other fair minded, non-greedy wonderful people.


Now bankers on the other hand...... :D]]> Guitar Players Discussion Nick Torres https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/paged/2/#post-145118 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/paged/2/#post-145117 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 15:58:23 +0000 Because they own the copyright and want you to read the lyrics so you can sing along.

The MPA Website is full of expensive lawyer-speak, so it's fairly obvious that the scummy bloodsucking legal profession is driving this, but this answer to FAQ number 6 should cover all eventualities although I would argue with the use of the word "derivative" - basically, if you tab it without the copyright holder's consent you're making an unauthorised arrangement and the lawyers will come and bust your arse.

The important thing to realise is that whilst the artists themselves aren't going to get much cash out of 13 year-old little Johnny tabbing out some Greenday in his bedroom, the lawyers will always get their full fees paid. Good money if you can get it - watch them all jump on the bandwagon. And if there's any lawyers reading this who don't like the truth about themselves - tough.

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"If an arrangement is made of a copyrighted work without the authorization of the copyright owner, the arrangement would be an unauthorized derivative work and therefore an infringement of the copyright and the exclusive right of the copyright owner. The first thing to do when you want to make an arrangement is check if the work is in the public domain or if it is protected by copyright. If the work is protected by copyright, you cannot make an arangement without the prior permission of the copyright owner."
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Best,


A :-)

For the record, I'm a Capital Markets Paralegal. I can't do your divorce or your house move, but I can do your aircraft and ships, and I can do your Cayman Islands tax-free stuff.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Alan Green https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/paged/2/#post-145117 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/paged/2/#post-145072 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 07:06:50 +0000
From the MPA itself:

http://www.mpa.org/copyright/faq.html#6

I've seen publishers use various guidelines for solo transcriptions and what's considered fair usage. If fair usage applies, they will often publish an article by an author even if the author hasn't sought permission from the copyright holder. In one case (for a jazz publication), their limit is 16 bars for AABA or 25 bars for a blues solo, assuming that the entire recorded solo is at least 32 bars...the point being, they allow an "excerpt," not an entire solo, and consider it fair usage.]]> Guitar Players Discussion dsparling https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/paged/2/#post-145072 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/#post-145048 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 05:19:55 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion thectrain https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/#post-145048 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/#post-145041 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:43:43 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Sin City Sid https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/#post-145041 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/#post-145037 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:26:36 +0000 http://www.guitartabs.cc/ since it rarely lets me down]]> Guitar Players Discussion Nils https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/#post-145037 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/#post-145035 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:16:03 +0000
Also, I have noticed that on OLGA the tab will be listed but not the full lyrics. Would you suppose the full lyrics aren't listed because of the past action?]]> Guitar Players Discussion bford https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/are-all-tab-sites-down-like-powertabs/#post-145035