Hal Leonard Trying to Stop Legal Tabs?

WishMaster · 05-09-2007, 10:52 AM

Not sure if you guys saw this or not, but it looks like legal tabs might be in for a fight... Hal Leonard Corporation (world's biggest songbook publisher) is urging music publishers and copyright holders NOT to allow tabs for their music on MXTabs.

Read more about it here:
http://www.mxtabs.net/blog/2007/05/08/response-to-hal-leonard-e-mail-to-the-music-publishing-community

~~Gonads~~ · 05-09-2007, 12:37 PM

That sucks but you know ultimate-guitar is never leaving because they are from Rusia and theres nothing that the Americans can do about it!

Kurrpt · 05-09-2007, 01:58 PM

honestly, even if mxtabs came back, its going to suck so much arse from all this fukking red tape, I'd say its not worth Jeremy's time or effort

WishMaster · 05-09-2007, 02:00 PM

Regarding the Russia bit... I wouldn't be so sure about it not being touched. After all, it gets all of its money from American businesses advertisements, plus its offices are based in the United States.

*Dave de Sylvia* · 05-09-2007, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurrpt

honestly, even if mxtabs came back, its going to suck so much arse from all this fukking red tape, I'd say its not worth Jeremy's time or effort

Jeremy doesn't own it anymore.

Kurrpt · 05-09-2007, 02:37 PM

well, whomever is in charge then

even if it does come back, its going to be so limited as a source, which basically renders it useless

*Dave de Sylvia* · 05-09-2007, 02:41 PM

They're taking care of all the red tape now. They wouldn't have bothered acquiring the site if it wasn't going to be a viable source.

Kurrpt · 05-09-2007, 02:43 PM

obviously, time will prove whether or not it is, but from the information that's being trickling down, it seems like a lot of tabs/bands will be off limits.

WishMaster · 05-09-2007, 02:46 PM

Expect official announcements soon, but several thousand publishers have already signed up. Expect Green Day, Modest Mouse, Zeppelin, The Guess Who, The Who, etc. to be there (at least from what I've heard).

It really could be up to the users to start kicking and screaming though for the music publishers to know you care about the whole thing though in order to get all the content.

last_few_bricks · 05-10-2007, 08:32 AM

yeah this is not going to be fun with all of that read tape, seriously people have got to get tabs free, if they don't I wouldn't have ever gone anywhere with a guitar

~~Jon~~ · 05-10-2007, 01:22 PM

*shrug* I just use 911 nowadays anyway

~~Gonads~~ · 05-10-2007, 03:46 PM

MX isnt even gonna have any tabs you cant find online on some other site its stupid whats the point of it? ultimate guitar already has every tab mx will be allowed to get. At least mx has cool forums.

*Dave de Sylvia* · 05-10-2007, 03:59 PM

Yeah what's the point having two tab sites on the same internet?

Charlie Daniels · 05-11-2007, 04:02 AM

exactly. give me one example of a topic that has more than one website devoted to it?

Fraggy · 05-17-2007, 11:11 PM

animal photographs.

MegaPhony · 05-26-2007, 12:26 AM

You missed the sarcasm methinks

SugarCoatedSour · 05-26-2007, 10:04 AM

People should just stay out of making an opinion on this. All you know is that some douche bag or an entire agency of them is trying to control and restrict your freedom of information.

Ando! · 05-28-2007, 10:15 PM

yea dont argue because then we might find out that we disagree

SugarCoatedSour · 05-30-2007, 12:44 AM

counterproductive.

MegaPhony · 06-03-2007, 11:42 PM

psuedocounterproductive

05-09-2007, 10:52 AM	#1
WishMaster aka: kaliphonia Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 12	Hal Leonard Trying to Stop Legal Tabs? Not sure if you guys saw this or not, but it looks like legal tabs might be in for a fight... Hal Leonard Corporation (world's biggest songbook publisher) is urging music publishers and copyright holders NOT to allow tabs for their music on MXTabs. Read more about it here: http://www.mxtabs.net/blog/2007/05/08/response-to-hal-leonard-e-mail-to-the-music-publishing-community

05-09-2007, 02:41 PM	#7
Dave de Sylvia morrissey improved Sputnik ModAdmin Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 33,045	They're taking care of all the red tape now. They wouldn't have bothered acquiring the site if it wasn't going to be a viable source. __________________ DIVA spelled backwards is AVID "Hey, if you put one guitarist’s head on one side of a coin and the other guitarist’s head on the other side of the coin, you would have a double-sided coin!"
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05-10-2007, 03:59 PM	#13
Dave de Sylvia morrissey improved Sputnik ModAdmin Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 33,045	Yeah what's the point having two tab sites on the same internet? __________________ DIVA spelled backwards is AVID "Hey, if you put one guitarist’s head on one side of a coin and the other guitarist’s head on the other side of the coin, you would have a double-sided coin!"
	Digging: Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful of Sunshine

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05-09-2007, 12:37 PM	#2
~~Gonads~~ Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 996	That sucks but you know ultimate-guitar is never leaving because they are from Rusia and theres nothing that the Americans can do about it!

05-09-2007, 01:58 PM	#3
Kurrpt WWCD? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: bring me all your finest meats and cheeses... Posts: 28,793	honestly, even if mxtabs came back, its going to suck so much arse from all this fukking red tape, I'd say its not worth Jeremy's time or effort

05-09-2007, 02:00 PM	#4
WishMaster aka: kaliphonia Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 12	Regarding the Russia bit... I wouldn't be so sure about it not being touched. After all, it gets all of its money from American businesses advertisements, plus its offices are based in the United States.

05-09-2007, 02:37 PM	#6
Kurrpt WWCD? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: bring me all your finest meats and cheeses... Posts: 28,793	well, whomever is in charge then even if it does come back, its going to be so limited as a source, which basically renders it useless

05-09-2007, 02:43 PM	#8
Kurrpt WWCD? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: bring me all your finest meats and cheeses... Posts: 28,793	obviously, time will prove whether or not it is, but from the information that's being trickling down, it seems like a lot of tabs/bands will be off limits.

05-09-2007, 02:46 PM	#9
WishMaster aka: kaliphonia Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 12	Expect official announcements soon, but several thousand publishers have already signed up. Expect Green Day, Modest Mouse, Zeppelin, The Guess Who, The Who, etc. to be there (at least from what I've heard). It really could be up to the users to start kicking and screaming though for the music publishers to know you care about the whole thing though in order to get all the content.

05-10-2007, 08:32 AM	#10
last_few_bricks follow the worms Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 113	yeah this is not going to be fun with all of that read tape, seriously people have got to get tabs free, if they don't I wouldn't have ever gone anywhere with a guitar

05-10-2007, 01:22 PM	#11
~~Jon~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: LDN Posts: 19,876	shrug I just use 911 nowadays anyway

05-10-2007, 03:46 PM	#12
~~Gonads~~ Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 996	MX isnt even gonna have any tabs you cant find online on some other site its stupid whats the point of it? ultimate guitar already has every tab mx will be allowed to get. At least mx has cool forums.

05-11-2007, 04:02 AM	#14
Charlie Daniels Georgia on my mind... Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pickin' an' a grinnin'! Posts: 1,876	exactly. give me one example of a topic that has more than one website devoted to it?

05-17-2007, 11:11 PM	#15
Fraggy winters calling. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,858	animal photographs.

05-26-2007, 12:26 AM	#16
MegaPhony Don't mess. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 3,826	You missed the sarcasm methinks

05-26-2007, 10:04 AM	#17
SugarCoatedSour Registered Scumbag Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In a nook, under a bridge Posts: 3,235	People should just stay out of making an opinion on this. All you know is that some douche bag or an entire agency of them is trying to control and restrict your freedom of information.

05-28-2007, 10:15 PM	#18
Ando! Stuntin is a habit Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 5,009	yea dont argue because then we might find out that we disagree

05-30-2007, 12:44 AM	#19
SugarCoatedSour Registered Scumbag Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In a nook, under a bridge Posts: 3,235	counterproductive.

06-03-2007, 11:42 PM	#20
MegaPhony Don't mess. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 3,826	psuedocounterproductive