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Could this become a problem for the guitar student?

Songwriter's publishers are cracking down on the free distribution of guitar tab charts.

One one hand this is good for the working musicians who needs to earn a living as best they can, but on the other hand it seems a bit odd that guitar tabs to well known songs, which have been worked out  by amateur guitarists for non-profit purposes are being penalized under the copyright rules...

• Does this mean that it is illegal therefore to sing or even hum a copyrighted song if you are in public?

Check out the complete news article here.

Studios Shut Down Guitar Lesson Websites DVD-Recordable - Aug 29, 2006 Music publishers are taking action against guitar fan websites which they say infringe songwriters' copyrights. Publishers have ...

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