A Warning To All Guitarists

Tonight something was brought to my attention that may effect you. If you use the web to find tabs, you are at risk of losing that privilege. As I type this, the Music Publishers' Association aka the MPA is trying to shut tablature sites down. It has threatened the sites claiming that they will be charged with copyright infringement. They have already succeeded in shutting some sites completely down. The sites are NOT breaking any laws! There are no known countries of the world that have a law banning guitar tabs on the Internet.

As a matter of fact, if they do succeed then they will be putting a stop to the explosion of new guitarists in the world. In the years since tabs became available on the Internet, the number of new guitarists have grown dramatically. People who can't afford lessons rely on the sites to learn. Think of the kids!

It's unfair to ban people from learning ANYTHING let alone music. The consequences of this could be devastating. All site would be forced to remove ALL free tabs, even if they are voluntarily posted and don't exist ANYWHERE else. We CAN'T let this little corporation bully us into letting them win. You have every right to learn any song you wish. We all do! That's why tabs are there! There is a new organization on the fight to save free music education. It's called MuSato. You can join the site, and be one of the many who will be fighting this monster. Please pass the word on to any musician you know.

Also, check out wikipedia's article about saving the music.