--------KEEP LYRIC AND TAB SITES ON THE NET!------...
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Author: chris eyre
Started: December 22, 2005, 5:32:39 pm
Target: the Music Publishers Ascociation of the USA
Supporters:

516
Goal:

100,000
Goal Progress:

1% Complete
Status

Active
We (the musicians of the world) believe the MPA has gone too far in threatening to remove TAB sites from the internet, we believe this is going to harm the learning of many young guitarists all over the world who would NEVER have bought actual sheet music in the first place.
i personally owe my guitaring to tabs downloaded off the internet, there is no way i could have ever afforded to actually buy the sheet music so without tab sites i would not be able to play now. there are many others all across the world who rely on internet tabs to learn songs and further their guitaring skills.
whatsmore, the tabs on these websites are not copyrighted as they are "impressions" where a guitarist has written down how s/he thinks the song should be played, it is not the work of the original artist.
removing tab websites is not going to, in any way, increase the (already disgusting) profits of the recording companies, so why bother? all the MPA is achieving is pissing off a large number of musicians whom all they want to do is LEARN!

as for lyrics websites... you get the lyrics for an album when you buy the album so this is just plain stupid

this is a big "**** YOU!" to the MPA and anyone who supports this scheme to damage the learning of musicians!

With love from the musicians of the world!




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Sara Sutherland said 09/02/09, 4:14 am (verified)
I support this petition.
#516

Deano topping said 02/10/09, 3:38 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#515

Natalia Dubsky said 10/28/08, 9:50 am (verified)
I support this petition.
#514

E said 09/06/08, 1:35 am (verified)
I also seriously rely on lyrics on the internet. As a singer and a guitarist, the internet is a great resource for learning words to songs and for furthering my skills.
#513

Clinton Skakun said 08/15/08, 6:44 pm (verified)
I support this petition. Keep tabs on the internet. I'll share all of my own lyrics and tabs by adding them so other people view them. Why not, it's a free country.
#512

Brendan McLaughlin said 07/21/08, 11:40 pm (verified)
By EAR transcription is NOT a breach of copyright no matter what the MPA thinks. By EAR transcription can only be summed up as an INTERPRETATION, no more NO LESS
#511

shelli ireland said 04/08/08, 7:12 pm (verified)
f the mpa
#510

Alexandra Borden said 04/08/08, 6:11 pm (verified)
I support this petition.
#509

Jeffrey Ireland said 04/08/08, 5:41 pm (verified)
i say FCK THE MPA!!!!!!!! i aint even a muscian and i still hate the MPA, dam fags
#508

Otto Borden said 04/08/08, 5:33 pm (verified)
PHUCK THE MPA
#507

Stephen Prangly said 04/05/08, 7:47 pm (verified)
Powertabs was my favorite site... This is crazy. All because they want to profit off the selling of sheet music, forget that shit.
#506

Mark said 04/04/08, 10:12 pm (verified)
they shut down powertabs.net
#505

Marianne Tofte said 12/23/07, 4:40 pm (verified)
offcourse!
#504

Jack Davison said 10/21/07, 6:38 am (verified)
I support this petition.
#503

Matt said 10/14/07, 9:30 am (verified)
Go to hell, members of the MPA.
#502

James.Bassist, guitarist. said 10/12/07, 6:41 am (verified)
How can the MPA even dare to call it copyright infringement. The only difference is the way tab is shared nowadays. screw the MPA they're destroying a generation of musicians.
#501

Tristan C said 09/02/07, 1:45 pm (verified)
the MPA sucks dick
#500

Mishal Sanghvi said 08/22/07, 4:16 am (verified)
Music is no one's property !! Everyone can freely tell others how a song is played on an instrument. For gods sake make tabs available online.MPA SUCKS !!
#499

Rick said 08/19/07, 10:43 pm (verified)
Fuk The M.P.AReal musicians (no matter how talented) don't play for the money. So i say again, fuk you mpa, you marketting bitches...your all goin to hell for ruining music for such an extreme amount of people.
#498

Taylor Kain said 08/04/07, 1:29 pm (verified)
Being a musician and a lover of music I believe tab and lyric sites should be kept on the internet for the growth and development of musicians everywhere.
#497