Re: And now the Powertab archive is closed!

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:14:44 GMT, "performingchimp"
<acousticrevolutionNOSPAMMAGE@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>2 points have come up:
>
>1) "We can't afford to buy books" - well if it wasn't available for free,
>you'd HAVE to buy it. This argument simply desn't make sense - surely your
>internet connection isn't free!! I was skint as a kid, and nothing's
>changed, and I still bought tab books and videos.

I don't agree. I too was skint as a kid, but my way of going about it
was to spend hours with a tape recorder and guitar and painstakingly
work out the tab for myself. It was bloody difficult but it did sharpen
up some skills.
>
>2) "the evil music industry" - sheet music publishing is a separate entity.
>The major tab publishers aren't also record companies. Sheet music
>publishers aren't responsible for the ripping-off of artists or the
>proliferation of sh1t music. Obviously it's the same problem they are having
>with losing money to internet downloads, but the way it affects their
>business is entirely different.
>
>I personally feel that tab sites should have to pay for the copyright for
>the music they host, and they should therefore have to charge their users.
>With a site like powertab, they could offer some percentage to the
>transcriber. Some of the more skilled amateurs could even make a living from
>it.
>
Like most people here I wouldn't be unhappy to pay a reasonable (ie
small) fee for an accurate tab.
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Chris Bolus (change o to zero to reply by email)
I love cheap guitars, me. But I'm learning to appreciate expensive ones!
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