Copyright wars: guitar tabs now illegal

Copyright-holders are now issuing take down orders to sites hosting guitar tabs, saying its illegal to learn someone else's song without paying for it. I don't know why they don't just patent language and be done with it



the president of the NMPA, David Israelite, said unauthorised use of lyrics and tablature "deprives the songwriter of the ability to make a living" Quote:

ahh, those compassionate altruists at the National Music Publishers Association are just looking out for musicians - whilst attacking them

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copyright seems a real front on which millions of people worldwide are confronting private property in all its absurdity in favour of self-organised direct action info-communism. its kind of amusing though how all these property holders are running round like Ned Ludd trying to smash up all the new technology which threatens their cosy setup