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Rohan Kohli
12/16/05, 04:30 PM
Add mxtabs.net (http://www.mxtabs.net) and powertabs.net (http://www.powertabs.net) to the list of web sites which have taken down their tab archives in response to the MPA's threat of legal action (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4508158.stm) against sites which offer such files.

TheCaptain
12/16/05, 04:33 PM
Fucking gay.


MXtabs is where I get all my shit.

patpratt
12/16/05, 04:33 PM
I HATE THIS

fuck them.

tommyhaych
12/16/05, 04:34 PM
Fucking gay.


MXtabs is where I get all my shit.

ditto, i fucking love(d) mxtabs.

I wish this were all some sick dream.

nateisawesome
12/16/05, 04:34 PM
What the hell. These guys suck.

fromwithin
12/16/05, 04:35 PM
this is out of control.



*waves goodbye to freedom*

Rohan Kohli
12/16/05, 04:35 PM
Powertabs.net was the best. God damn it. I hope all these tabs were archived somewhere.

Blared
12/16/05, 04:35 PM
Is there anything we can do? Anything?

TripleW24
12/16/05, 04:35 PM
this is the most retarded shit ive ever heard

clintdaddy
12/16/05, 04:38 PM
man, its not easy to find bass tabs

COG
12/16/05, 04:38 PM
So gay.

xdrummerxdudex
12/16/05, 04:39 PM
what the hell?? mxtabs was a good use for my guitarist!

tommyhaych
12/16/05, 04:40 PM
man, its not easy to find bass tabs

I know man, MXtabs was about the best source for finding bass tabs for me. I can thank that site for teaching me how to play bass. (just about).

Darren McLeod
12/16/05, 04:40 PM
Best thread title ever?

NFG4ever
12/16/05, 04:42 PM
That's the most fucked up shit ever ,

beenbrokenx
12/16/05, 04:44 PM
i never thought i would be pissed off...but come on, what the fuck?? i learned my first songs on guitar when i was 13 off sites like those...so did my brother.

granted, good musicians should be able to learn by ear, as a beginning thats not always an option, and looking up the tab for your favorite songs, let you learn to play like your idols.

the music industry is getting quite ridiculous. i could understand if people were paying for the tabs (say...mxtabs was making money off of people looking at the tab)...but i took music business courses and such...and i dont see what is exactly illegal about what is going on with the tabs.

these hot shot money-mongers are starting to take any fun out of music. i dont like the idea of illegal downloading...but tabs and lyrics...thats a whole other thing that i just cant figure out.

DeathCabForCoon
12/16/05, 04:51 PM
Horses ass! Fucking C-rags. I'll kill 'em all if I have to

Stereo Mike
12/16/05, 04:52 PM
That's the most fucked up shit ever ,
I really do doubt that.

theESCO
12/16/05, 04:54 PM
I really wish someone would have the balls to stand up to their threat of legal action. I think I might start a tab site out of spite. I wonder if fuckyoumpaatabs.com is taken..

BackInTheJox
12/16/05, 04:55 PM
Go join the RIAA in fucking hell, MPA.

BackInTheJox
12/16/05, 04:56 PM
I really wish someone would have the balls to stand up to their threat of legal action. I think I might start a tab site out of spite. I wonder if fuckyoumpaatabs.com is taken..

It isn't. :D

theESCO
12/16/05, 04:57 PM
fuckyoumpaatabs.com is available, and i plan on buying it next time i get paid. :D

BackInTheJox
12/16/05, 04:58 PM
Hmm... are they also gonna make it illegal to go to shows, even if you pay?

anamericangod
12/16/05, 04:58 PM
that's horse shit. i remember looking back on those sites when i was a fucking freshman in high school.

fuck the MPA. that is bullshit.

StraylightRise
12/16/05, 05:00 PM
That's so not punk rock :-p

BackInTheJox
12/16/05, 05:01 PM
That's so not punk rock :-p

You... fucking poser.

Stereo Mike
12/16/05, 05:03 PM
www.ultimate-guitar.com people. quit bitching

TranslateTheNam
12/16/05, 05:03 PM
First off these sites need to review the law before they close they're sites....there are still more tab sites available which I will not mention cause god knows who the fuck looks at these forums.....regardless, like I said in another thread, a tab is by no means an official score. There is no time signature, its just a list of locations on a guitar. So maybe one of these sites should grow some balls and actually hire a lawyer to review the law. I will be more than happy to play any tab 100 different ways in court for the MPA.

as for lyrics I can understand a problem with copyrights, but not a fucking tab.

Im really angry

MisterChanesaw
12/16/05, 05:04 PM
Fuck

screamoutmyname
12/16/05, 05:05 PM
In response to the thread title: AGREED.

Why the hell is it wrong to look on the internet and learn how to play a band's song?

...Yet another good thing ruined.

If you have the time, I'd suggest either downloading a program like TabIt or GuitarPro to remedy the situation. With these programs, you can go online and download the files for the program and it tabs everything out (usually on all instruments, sometimes even the vocal melody) for you. I don't really know where to go about getting these, my friend sent me GuitarPro and one of my other friends just kinda stumbled upon TabIt... I'm sure you would be able to find it somewhere.

justanact
12/16/05, 05:07 PM
practically all the bands i listen to don't even have tab sites. but i did learn a lot from them when i first started playing guitar.

technically, their threats shouldn't hold any ground. besides, half the tabs i read are just interpretations of how bands play songs...there are a few different ways to play any song. There are rarely any tabs that are a hundred percent accurate unless the artists themselves write down the tabs.

besides, when the RIAA declared file sharing was illegal, did that stop? hell no. sites will just keep popping back up with tabs. people shouldn't cave in so quickly when fucking corporations start throwing their fucking weight around. So don't get scared that you're never going to be able to learn from tabs again, they can't stop the internet.

And lastly, try to learn by ear. It gets easier as you go along and it'll help you a lot more anyway.

TyroneShoolaces
12/16/05, 05:07 PM
I really wish someone would have the balls to stand up to their threat of legal action. I think I might start a tab site out of spite. I wonder if fuckyoumpaatabs.com is taken..

i said the same thing back when the subject was first reported on here.

theESCO
12/16/05, 05:11 PM
Upon further thought, I shouldn't throw all the blame on site owners for not having balls. A lot of times when legal action is threatened they will go straight to the company that hosts said site and the host will take the site down, not the site owner. Which seems to be the case with mxtabs, it seems the domain itself has been erased.

This happened a few months ago, i was reading, when WWE went after those fantasy wrestling sites.

IcedOpethBlind
12/16/05, 05:15 PM
ri-fucking-dick-u-lous

Rohan Kohli
12/16/05, 05:16 PM
I first learned how to play electric guitar by looking up Eve 6 tabs on olga.net. I still look at tabs all the time, just whenever I hear a really cool chord and want to know what it is. This pisses me off so much.

sweethypocrisy
12/16/05, 05:18 PM
refer yourselves to my sig.

rmenteer14
12/16/05, 05:20 PM
what a fucking joke. oh well, they won't be able to do anything about sites based out of the US, so fuck it.

TranslateTheNam
12/16/05, 05:21 PM
refer yourselves to my sig.


can you change the myspace quote to "This aggression will not stand"
I had a Big Lewboski moment when I read that....sorry

3milesdown
12/16/05, 05:25 PM
taking away tabs?

now thats fucked up.

fugitive_alien
12/16/05, 05:26 PM
damn that fucking sucks. Oh well though there is still mysongbook

AmIWrong
12/16/05, 05:26 PM
shouldn't they the MPA not be able to take legal action in band's names who don't want legal action? I could see if say those bitches from Metallica get pissed that tabs are online when they have tab books they sell, but bands like academy on a smaller label will probably never have a book like that and I gurantee they don't care if their tabs are online. It's like a tribute to the bands. So why don't the tabs just get taken down from bands who actually care?

Jim Morgan
12/16/05, 05:31 PM
this is fucking ridiculous.

and something needs to be done.

there has to be some kind of huge boycott, but the downside is, some of our favorite artists are going to be caught in this.

this is so stupid. you know how many cds dont have lyrics in it? or you cant figure it out? or you want to learn a song to play for fun with your friends?

I swear to god, if I ever get in a band of a larger status, anyone can take the lyrics. I'll post them on the fucking internet myself.

joeshmoe909
12/16/05, 05:33 PM
Best thread title ever?

yeah gotta agree with ya there. no better way to say it. fuck the stupid music industry. do any bands care that people have enough interest in to them that they spend the time to try to tab out their songs to share with others who love their music??

xTJx
12/16/05, 05:35 PM
Fuck. Now where can I learn material and claim it to be my own?

silverloydstein
12/16/05, 05:49 PM
:'( and i think ultimate-guitar.com is following..

Melie
12/16/05, 05:58 PM
wtf, nooo! i love mxtabs.

theROUSE
12/16/05, 05:58 PM
www.ultimate-guitar.com (http://www.ultimate-guitar.com) people. quit bitching

That's where I get all my shit from too man...

bikescene
12/16/05, 06:02 PM
that is totally weak, what the hell is wrong with people.

druck
12/16/05, 06:03 PM
absolutely fucking riduclous. what a joke.

"MPA president Lauren Keiser said he wanted site owners to be jailed." are you kidding me? have you EVER in your life heard of a man named lauren??

xtbs7645x
12/16/05, 06:23 PM
http://www.ascap.com/concert/images/keiser.jpg
Heres Lauren that bastard!!

xerocide
12/16/05, 06:29 PM
thats bullshit

worldstheory
12/16/05, 06:35 PM
That's really really messed up, considering the fact that 99% of these bands don't even HAVE musical scores available.

But in a way, this is a good thing. It will encourage you guys to learn songs by ear. It's a much more valuable skill, and you'll find it's much more rewarding.

InochiSagashi
12/16/05, 06:44 PM
That's really really messed up, considering the fact that 99% of these bands don't even HAVE musical scores available.

But in a way, this is a good thing. It will encourage you guys to learn songs by ear. It's a much more valuable skill, and you'll find it's much more rewarding.

still..for all us lazy fucks, this is quite the loss.
if ultimate guitar goes down I am probably going to cry.

Stereo Therapy
12/16/05, 06:44 PM
man, its not easy to find bass tabs

seriously.

Tom Da Bomb
12/16/05, 06:46 PM
fuck this. if those sites are forced to shut down. WE NEED TO PETITION. cmon apnet has a ton of members that would sign. lets get the RIAA to hear our side...the fucking customers side. WHOS WITH ME?????????????

KidLightning
12/16/05, 06:49 PM
there is nothing in copyright law about posting tabs and lyrics online. nothing, they can't stop anyone. You aren't posting the original sheet music and you can't copyright lyrics. they are interpretations of the songs and this is completely within fair use rights. if i had the time/money i would set up a server and host them myself and fight this all the way to the supreme court. it is bs and the mpa will never succeed. I hope at least a few sites have the balls to keep their stuff up, and i (and the aclu and probably the eff) will support them the entire way.

JunkBondTrader
12/16/05, 06:50 PM
the music industry is really fucking themselves in the ass.....im not sure but this could have a major backlash in X amount of years when the generation of guitar and bass players that never had access to tabs as a kid start making music.......playing songs from tabs is a great way to learn how to play music, learning different styles to develop into your own......who knows, fuck that shit.

Stereo Therapy
12/16/05, 06:52 PM
First off these sites need to review the law before they close they're sites....there are still more tab sites available which I will not mention cause god knows who the fuck looks at these forums.....regardless, like I said in another thread, a tab is by no means an official score. There is no time signature, its just a list of locations on a guitar. So maybe one of these sites should grow some balls and actually hire a lawyer to review the law. I will be more than happy to play any tab 100 different ways in court for the MPA.

as for lyrics I can understand a problem with copyrights, but not a fucking tab.

Im really angry

theyre probably busy looking for loopholes and to find a lawyer maybe. i cant tell you exactly but im pretty sure theyre not doing nothing. also, by taking their sites down, whether they realize or not, theyre bringing a lot of attention to this issue. just judging by the response here, people are obviously pissed.

also, whoever said ultimate-guitar, should probably realize that, since all tabs sites arent in cohoots, like an epic congregation of tab madness (though that would be nice), sites have different tabs. for me, mxtabs had by far the best bass tab collection so this is a big hit to me. i have a good ear but honestly do you want to sit down and tab every song you want to play?

jfb392
12/16/05, 06:56 PM
Okay, so when are all the tab books coming out?
Not soon?
Thought so.

the gin joints
12/16/05, 06:56 PM
I usually lurk instead of posting, but I have to break my rule for that.

This is complete bull.
Soon they'll be telling us it's illegal to even SING the lyrics to a song, and we'll have to pay the record company damages.
Surely learning and playing another bands song helps to PROMOTE that band, and possibly even get more kids into them thus earning the record companies more money? They're totally shooting themselves in the foot here.

sean omerta
12/16/05, 06:57 PM
:tantrum:

Stereo Therapy
12/16/05, 07:00 PM
Okay, so when are all the tab books coming out?
Not soon?
Thought so.

hahaha. you know, i would probably buy a lot of tab books if they existed for bands i cared about.

handgunromance
12/16/05, 07:00 PM
This Seriously blows chunks, Ive just got back from watching Saosin, now im pissed off.

iliedmyfaceoff
12/16/05, 07:00 PM
i noticed yesterda, this is out of controll

clintdaddy
12/16/05, 07:02 PM
hahaha. you know, i would probably buy a lot of tab books if they existed for bands i cared about.

so would i man, someone should start up an indie book company for the smaller bands we listen to and get them to tab out their songs

IamTheINDUSTRY
12/16/05, 07:10 PM
fornication under consent of the king?

sweethypocrisy
12/16/05, 07:18 PM
fuck this. if those sites are forced to shut down. WE NEED TO PETITION. cmon apnet has a ton of members that would sign. lets get the RIAA to hear our side...the fucking customers side. WHOS WITH ME?????????????
dude read the thread, ive had a petition up for a week.

ArTkY_
12/16/05, 07:18 PM
Powertabs.net was the best. God damn it. I hope all these tabs were archived somewhere.
Seriously. They had the best tabbers and their program was super easy and great to use.

ArTkY_
12/16/05, 07:19 PM
so would i man, someone should start up an indie book company for the smaller bands we listen to and get them to tab out their songs
I'm for that.

I wish I had a good ear for tabbing.

uhhimetgreenday
12/16/05, 07:34 PM
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/528642714?ltl=1134787622#body

ADreamToCrush
12/16/05, 07:36 PM
Powertabs.net was the best. God damn it. I hope all these tabs were archived somewhere.

Don't worry about it - the whole PTA resides on my computer right now (adminstrators only get access to the links so don't ask).

As a very involved member of powertabs.net, I'd just like to inform you that right now it's shut down mainly because the webmaster really wants to check over his legal status as to whether he could be held accountable for anything. The server is registered to his place in Austria, but I believe they have ties with American copywrite laws so it's a tricky situation. It is a tragedy to see the whole site shut down and I agree that it's bullshit what the MPA is doing. So long as a tab isn't intentionally ripping off a copywritten tab/arrangement, it should be cool. Worst part is is that its the bands who already make 293840923804$ a year who want these suits more than those who might actually be "hurt" by the presence of lyrics and tabs.

Also, I don't quite remember if I got the link here or somewhere else, but Google's setting up its search engine so it can find lyrics much easier than before -- would these guys fight the MPA? It's along the same lines as PearLyrics so I wonder what would happen. Surely Google would have a legal team that's superior to the MPA.

kallok
12/16/05, 07:57 PM
MPA can suck it.

xbrokendownx
12/16/05, 07:58 PM
this sucks! mxtabs was awesome

AndrewRnR
12/16/05, 08:18 PM
Email the president she is the one quoted in all the news articles: http://www.mpa.org/about/officers.html

laurenk@carlfischer.com (laurenk@carlfischer.com)

I think we need to just keep emailing them and little them now how stupid this is... I did! I explained how Weezer has tabs on their OFFICAL website, not to mention half the time tab books arn't right(espically for piano!).

atticusfinch
12/16/05, 08:27 PM
Fuck those bastards.

In the words of Dane Cook, "Lets Kill These Bitches."

I mean dude, fuck that.

atticusfinch
12/16/05, 08:27 PM
Fuck those bastards.

In the words of Dane Cook, "Lets Kill These Bitches."

I mean dude, fuck that.

Mxtabs was how I learned to play guitar.

nerogtr
12/16/05, 08:35 PM
they should just make their sites "darknets" like alot of torrent sites. it would require a membership (free), where "users can store their own tabs for their own use on the server".

xThursdayxPTWx
12/16/05, 08:50 PM
You know this was never even an idea in their head (MPA) until they saw the RIAA start throwing out copyright infringement cases. And yeah, I'm sure the owners of these sites are well aware they're doing crime letting people post tablature and definitely deserve some jail time. AHHH!

Colin Farrell
12/16/05, 09:09 PM
fuck this
ultimate-guitar better not go too

J-Chan
12/16/05, 09:13 PM
This is absoloutely ridiculous, something seriously has to be done. Not just by normal people, but maybe by bands as well. We need to step up to this MPA and do something, or we're gonna lose something really special to us, and I have a feeling this is just the beginning.

Bob Payne
12/16/05, 09:32 PM
everyone go to tabit.net
delicious. fuck mxtabs and whatever sites.

xHittheWallx
12/16/05, 09:35 PM
people. quit bitching

are you banging someone from the MPA or something? your the one on here being a shitstick.

FASSWcore
12/16/05, 09:59 PM
fuck thems music publishers people

bobbo8
12/16/05, 10:30 PM
:hissy: This is getting out of fucking hand. I enjoy learning tabs for songs that i listen to. Im not like a good guitar player but i try and mxtabs was probably the best site to learn.

Domenic182
12/16/05, 10:30 PM
This is horrible. I don't understand how this violates any laws. Is it illegal to play another bands song on guitar now? Or sing their songs? Amazing.

apex
12/16/05, 10:47 PM
surely this move will increase the amount of money i give to record companies!

FScott
12/16/05, 10:50 PM
I always thought that since the tabs are not usually 100% accurate, that it is more of an opinion

synchr0
12/16/05, 11:01 PM
Last resort : Move tabs to IRC.

bigal00004
12/16/05, 11:08 PM
these two were my first source for tabs, i am very saddened by this.

IamNogreatMan
12/16/05, 11:31 PM
I am just one more to say how much I love mxtabs. F da police.

synchr0
12/16/05, 11:40 PM
Hmm.. This could get interesting...

http://news.com.com/Google+whistles+a+new+tune/2100-1024_3-5995864.html?tag=nl

Google Music will allow a person to type in the name of a band, artist, album or song in the main Google search bar, and results will appear at the top, accompanied by icons of music notes, said Marissa Mayer, vice president of search products and user experience at Google.

Items that can be purchased will have links to merchants for online ordering or downloading, she said. Initial merchant partners include Apple Computer's iTunes service, RealNetworks Rhapsody, eMusic and Amazon.com. "We aren't building out a music store," Mayer said. "We are getting people to the iTunes store" and others.
Results will also include links to supplemental Google Web pages with more information about the music, including names of tracks on a CD and other CDs a band or artist has released. Google also will provide snippets of reviews from sites on the Web and links to those sites.
"This has been one of the longstanding unfilled user needs," Mayer said. "We saw a search need where we weren't providing users with the highest-quality results that we could."



..With support of someone as powerful as Google. Maybe something can be done.

white_emo_punk
12/16/05, 11:40 PM
next they'll take away school band programs.

greedy fuckers.

Total Silence
12/16/05, 11:52 PM
this is pretty fucked up.
why must our govenment be so fucking stupid

.lizzie.
12/17/05, 12:07 AM
[QUOTE=TranslateTheNam]I will be more than happy to play any tab 100 different ways in court for the MPA./QUOTE]

:bigsmile:

but yeah this is fucked up. they won't get away with it but it might be a while before there is an official ruling so it still sucks. fuck them. they're just greedy bastards that are trying to ruin music but they will not succeed.

lifexcriedxwolf
12/17/05, 12:09 AM
fuuuuck, thats real shitty, mxtabs pretty much taught me how to play guitar

Rufio21
12/17/05, 12:20 AM
Fucking gay.


MXtabs is where I get all my shit.

me too , fuck

monkeyboy14
12/17/05, 12:33 AM
Well no more tabs for me. Thats where I get all my tabs from. This is complete bullshit. Its just getting out of hand now

maledixtion
12/17/05, 01:20 AM
We need the artists to step up and say they don't mind. Honestly, I bet just about every musician would fight this barring the pretencious (sp?) ones.

when 4ever ends
12/17/05, 04:33 AM
wtf

underdawg1119
12/17/05, 05:30 AM
KJHKFSDHKFWEOFSDG>:o !!!!!

FUCK

xtbs7645x
12/17/05, 05:48 AM
WHAT IS MPA? Founded in 1895, the Music Publishers’ Association is the oldest music trade organization in the United States, fostering communication among publishers, dealers, music educators, and all ultimate users of music.
This non-profit association addresses itself to issues pertaining to every area of music publishing with an emphasis on the issues relevant to the publishers of print music for concert and educational purposes.
The MPA serves the industry through its presence at and cooperation with other organizations such as, the American Choral Directors Association, the American Music Center, the American Music Conference, the American Symphony Orchestra League, the Church Music Publishers Association, the International Confederation of Music Publishers, the International Federation of Serious Music Publishers, the Music Library Association, the Major Orchestra Librarians’ Association, the National Association for Music Education, the National Orchestra Association, the Music Teachers National Association, and the Retail Print Music Dealers Association.
In addition, MPA members belong to and work cooperatively with the National Music Publisher’s Association, the Harry Fox Agency and, the performance rights organizations: ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC.
The Music Publishers’ Association:
Serves as a forum for publishers to address the music industry’s vital issues.
Is actively involved in supporting and advancing compliance with the copyright law and, combating copyright infringement.
Advocates the protection of intellectual property rights in the legal and legislative arena.
Keeps its members informed of new laws, decisions, and regulations affecting the industry.
Keeps its members informed of the latest technology and systems being used for engraving, printing, distribution and licensing.
Produces and distributes copyright education materials, music industry reference lists and, various other brochures and guidelines on topics relevant to music publishers for its members and the music community at large.
Facilitates communication among publishers, dealers, music educators, and all ultimate users of music.
Seeks to provide solutions to critical issues within the music community.


hmmmm, i didn't know that peoples interpatations on tabs were illegal, so fucked up.

JacksColdSweat
12/17/05, 07:04 AM
shit people are actually going to have to learn chords now.

Gustavo
12/17/05, 07:39 AM
If they close http://www.songmeanings.net people will die. I'll kill.

SongMeanings is the best fucking site ever.

itmakesyoufeel
12/17/05, 07:52 AM
This just makes me really, really sad.
It's such a loss of freedom.
I wish we could do something.

strummer85
12/17/05, 08:39 AM
I really wish someone would have the balls to stand up to their threat of legal action. I think I might start a tab site out of spite. I wonder if fuckyoumpaatabs.com is taken..

Good idea, and I hope you do it. But to save you from making a minor, annoying mistake, it's the MPA you want to say "Fuck you" to, not the MPAA. MPAA is Motion Picture Association of America. Nitpicking asside, please do create a site. I won't know where to get anything and hence won't know what the hell to do with my guitar.

Stereo Therapy
12/17/05, 08:54 AM
WHAT IS MPA? Founded in 1895, the Music Publishers’ Association is the oldest music trade organization in the United States, fostering communication among publishers, dealers, music educators, and all ultimate users of music.



then it goes on to say




Keeps its members informed of new laws, decisions, and regulations affecting the industry

as far as i can tell, most "ultimate users of music" are uninformed of this new bullshit tab and lyric law. i say this b/c i doubt any artists would support their tabs and lyrics being taken down.

starcrossdlovex
12/17/05, 09:00 AM
The new google music search should make this pretty interesting.

But, seriously, this is rediculous. & I think the bands themselves need to speak out on this. if anything, tabs & lyrics help bands. Like, if I see a lyric I like, I search for it, find what band it's from, & go listen to that band.

I personally would love to start a company that would make tab/lyric books from indie artists. I'm sure most of, if not all, of those bands would be completely fine with it, probably even happy. If they're gonna take away every other source, we have to do something.

duffe
12/17/05, 09:07 AM
That's crazy... :shake

Sureshot182
12/17/05, 09:13 AM
i look at tabs as nothing more than ideas on paper. as the sites say, it is the transciber's best interpritation. granted, some people probably rip off the actual tab books, but 99% of those tabs aren't perfect, and only .5% of the tabs that ARE correct were ripped off. are livejournals and xangas going next? i mean, i see lots of song lyrics in there.

jon.fftl
12/17/05, 10:00 AM
This

Is

Retarded

.

Tom Da Bomb
12/17/05, 10:10 AM
dude read the thread, ive had a petition up for a week.


haha, i signed.

BrightHere
12/17/05, 10:10 AM
this is where it has crossed the line. David Israelite, and Mr Keiser can fucking suck my dick. none of the other stuff really bothered me, but this is just insane, wha tthe hell.

badstarsfall
12/17/05, 10:30 AM
they just want you to buy the licensed tablature books which are as wrong as most of the stuff on the sites. they really have gone too far.

JustAn0th3rFace
12/17/05, 10:53 AM
fucking NOT COOL

stratking86
12/17/05, 11:23 AM
You can fight back.

Get petitions going. Write to your senators, governors, aunts, uncles, friends, mayors....anyone who will listen. Use inteligent wording, don't say "this is fucked up shit". Tell them how we feel, and what must be done, but make us sound inteligent. This can be fought. This can be stopped. WE CAN WIN.

No go. Go to the streets. Let the people know what is happening. Spread awareness, and the RIAA can be stopped before more digital blood is shed.


Thank You.

PaintMeBlue
12/17/05, 11:30 AM
Powertabs.net was the best. God damn it. I hope all these tabs were archived somewhere.

powertabs.net was the shit...i'm so fucking pissed right now

PaintMeBlue
12/17/05, 11:31 AM
they just want you to buy the licensed tablature books which are as wrong as most of the stuff on the sites. they really have gone too far.

that's true...too bad the only tab books i can ever find are for green day and blink-182

anothernobody
12/17/05, 12:20 PM
Also, I don't quite remember if I got the link here or somewhere else, but Google's setting up its search engine so it can find lyrics much easier than before -- would these guys fight the MPA? It's along the same lines as PearLyrics so I wonder what would happen. Surely Google would have a legal team that's superior to the MPA.

Talking of google, I should think many of the tabs are cached by google.
E.g

http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:EAua1T4HTHUJ:www.ult imate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jimmy_eat_world/23_crd.htm+jimmy+eat+world+tab+23&hl=en&start=2&client=firefox-a

They can take down that site but it will still be left in google's cache (as far as i'm aware, i hope the MPA fucks don't figure that out. I don't know about the accuracy of other tab sites etc as I'm not musical, I just had JEW playing and used that as an example, I'm sure it would work for other preferred sites by just limiting the search.

baton
12/17/05, 01:34 PM
fucking fucks, i was wondering why mxtabs doesn't work for min. 3 days, now i know and i'm fucking pissed, what a stupid whores, i just want to take some of them and kick their heads, idiots, they won't stop anyone form getting to something, they're just make this harder, fucking wasted money, anyway what can we do?

tpen892004
12/17/05, 05:09 PM
noooooooooo the day i delete all my power tabs the website had to go down

well theres still guitar pro on ultimate-guitar so thats a releif

sparkrainfire
12/17/05, 08:00 PM
instead of posting other sites that are just going to get shut down soon anyway; lets pull together and actually do something about this.

can someone smarter than me help? PM me please.

baton
12/18/05, 07:21 AM
yeah, there has to be something that we could do, at least save tabs as for now

thejenniemonste
07/13/06, 02:44 PM
Shit, now I have to learn to actually play guitar.

Just kidding, this is bullshit. I'm kind of late posting this though.

super_fly232
12/13/06, 11:42 AM
I usually lurk instead of posting, but I have to break my rule for that.

This is complete bull.
Soon they'll be telling us it's illegal to even SING the lyrics to a song, and we'll have to pay the record company damages.
Surely learning and playing another bands song helps to PROMOTE that band, and possibly even get more kids into them thus earning the record companies more money? They're totally shooting themselves in the foot here.




More like shooting themselves in the face

bobbo8
12/13/06, 11:56 AM
Nice bump jackass. You are going to have zero friends on this website.

thefallofcorey
07/02/07, 08:31 PM
Wow, all of a sudden becoming a terrorist doesn't sound like such a bad career move. Kidding of course, but this bullshit has to stop. How are guitarists gonna be able to practice without tabs? I fear for the future of music.

Casanova2999
08/03/07, 12:09 AM
what the fuck!!!! im sick and tired of this shit, someone's gotta stop the bullshit! so yea... instead of putting effort into stopping terrorism and getting our troops home, they... do this bullshit instead.. i m in total shock..