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Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be… Musicians?
The Guitar Tablature Archive, OLGA.net, has been shut down to “ensure that composers and songwriters will continue to have incentive to create new music for generations to come.”
Read the letter that OLGA got from from the NMPA and the MPA -
pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
Apparently it’s copyright infringement to give access to freaking guitar tablature!! What. The. Hell? I mean, I’ve heard “Stairway to Heaven” more times then I can actually stand. But if my boys want to learn how to play the guitar when they get older, where will we find the music with shit like this going on??
Hat tip to /. and Bullemhead
And now for your entertainment…
Marilyn Manson - This is the New Shit
on August 16th, 2006 at 2:23 am
Basically, tab book sales have slowed down in the past few years and this is a last ditch effort by the industry to save themselves. Everyone’s response to this should be to never buy a tab book again.
Please spread the word. Again, this isn’t to protect artists, it’s to protect profits of the publishing companies.
on August 17th, 2006 at 6:40 pm
Dear mama, do you really like Mr. Manson?
on August 17th, 2006 at 9:45 pm
He is just so wrong on so many levels, that you have to admire the guy. I actually like his music (but I’m in the closet about it). I like “dope show” the best. Thanks for sharing!
PS>>> my son’s going to be really pissed abut the guitar tab crap.
on August 21st, 2006 at 10:28 pm
Cassandra I must say I love this site you cannot even imagine how good it feels to read that I’m not alone.
Actually, I play bass in an all original band and I must admit I do not remember how to read music let alone have taken the time to learn how to read tablature. Due to my lack of taking some time out and learning how to do these things the music I write is stems from all of my influences, being able to play, and that feeling when you say to yourself, “Wow” this has a really cool vibe. When I was much, much younger we didn’t have tablature so we would buy the tape/record and play it over and over, it’s what we call “playing by ear”. I must say however that if a person or child it going to learn how to play an instrument the best way is by lessons or at school to get that foundation. Let’s face it no one likes doing scales but is very necessary. I also have played in the past clarinet and trumpet, that is were I received my foundation to explore any other instrument I felt I would like to play.
Oh Marilyn Mason says ever thing that every one thinks but does not dare to talk about. He is pure genius, and btw I’ll be 41 next month.
“The Beautiful People” is now playing in my head, however, “This is the New Shit” kinda sums it all up. LMAO.
on August 24th, 2006 at 7:20 am
Chris, I honestly didn’t even think about the publishing companies. Wow. It’s certainly a changing world… Tab books have become obsolete.
Sean - Yes!! I actually really, really like MM. I agree with Michele - he says what everyone thinks. He is all about shock - and it works. I love it!
Girlatheist, thanks for the comment! Hey, give your son these links -
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.guitar.tab
OLGA put them up for people to visit while they are down (and I can’t believe they are still down).
Michele, thanks for the comment. I used to “play by ear” when I couldn’t get my hands on the Tablature. I even learned to read music once upon a time. I used to play guitar, but I hated those damn scales! And you’re right - they are absolutely necessary. So maybe something like this will bring creativity and originality back to music?
on August 24th, 2006 at 6:09 pm
[…] Cassandra, the Atheist Mama, relays the story of olga.net, a site that got shut down after the Music Publishers’ Association served it with a cease and desist order for posting free guitar tablature. […]
on August 24th, 2006 at 9:39 pm
I think what will bring creativity back to music is playing with copyright law a little bit to make it more pro-artist than pro-corporate. For example, it’ll probably be a good idea to forbid record companies to condition publishing an artist’s music on his/her selling the copyright to them. The least worst situation now would be one in which artists and not the RIAA have the option of deciding whether to sue people who share their music online.
on August 26th, 2006 at 8:33 am
Alon, I totally agree with that. Music should be put back into the hands of the artists. It’s amazing that every industry out there can end up corrupt.
on August 26th, 2006 at 10:54 am
Everyone take some time today to send the M.PA. and N.M.P.A. a nice little letter.. Or even give them a call to voice your opiinion.
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admin@mpa.org
Additionally, you may submit written correspondence to:
Music Publishers’ Association
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New York, NY 10016
Contacting the MPA via phone is not recommended, unless you are a member or vendor communicating about specific MPA business:
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on August 31st, 2006 at 9:55 am
Hey West, thanks for all of the information!!
on September 1st, 2007 at 3:31 am
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