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My buddy Jason, who is supposed to be on vacation, posted a little blurb on Digital Media Thoughts.

"The litigious music industry will have a new target in 2006: sites that provide lyrics and scores to popular songs. The Music Publishers’ Association says fines and the removal of such Web sites is not enough — it is even advocating jail time for those operating these sites. MPA President Lauren Keiser told the BBC Monday that he thought if the MPA would be successful in "[throwing] in some jail time I think we’ll be a little more effective". He says the guitar tabs that have been commonplace on music sites for years are "completely illegal." The effort marks the first time the MPA would embark on a legal effort to protect the copyrights of its members. Individual companies have used the courts to protect their rights in the past."

What is wrong with someone picking out a tune on their Guitar and creating tab for it? Are the record companies losing a ton, are they even selling tab of their artists music? Unlike Jason, I AM NOT A MUSICIAN, I am a guitar hack that relies heavily on learning songs to play for FUN from tab. I have over $200 in tab books purchased both as a teen and very recently.(when I bought my new Ibanez Axe)

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