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Topic: Latest on Music Publishers Copyright Lawsuit?

Has anybody heard any updates on the copyright infringement lawsuit that was threatening to shut down all of the lyrics & tabs websites?  The litigation was instigated several months ago by the Music Publishers Association and some other music industry interest groups.  They contended that the lyrics & tabs websites were profiting improperly from copyrighted materials.


I (along with many others) signed petitions in favor of letting the lyrics & chords websites continue to operate.  What is the current status of this legal dispute?  Is it in some kind of procedural holding pattern - - - any news would be welcome.

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Re: Latest on Music Publishers Copyright Lawsuit?

not heard a thing about this james, but then I think it would take quite a long time. So far I think this has only been going on for a few months.

If I am right in saying, it took the courts well over a year to shut napster down and that was with the knowlege of who set up the site.

To shut down a few sites the ywould have to find out where the source is coming from/ Maybe they know? I dunno

Nope, I am no help here whatsoever,lol

But I would like to know too so I can see how long I have to go buy extra ink and print as many songs as I can.


Ken


p.s.


listened to the song, pretty good wee tune!

ye get some that are cut out for the job and others just get by from pretending
  • From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Re: Latest on Music Publishers Copyright Lawsuit?

Just did a Google News search and here are links to recent articles regarding the legal dispute.  Apparently, things are moving along very slowly,


Seems that if the Music Publisher's Association can just keep their targets pinned down under the threat of litigation they feel that they are 'winning'.  Of course, this also keeps them from offering a reasonable solution that embraces the potenital of the internet.


<a href="http://www.excal.on.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2018&Itemid=2" target="_blank"> http://www.excal.on.ca/index.php?option … t&task =view&id=2018&Itemid=2</a>


<a href="http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2006/09/15/features/lifestyles/1db22988055d020e862571ea003d8fcb.txt" target="_blank"> http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2006 … ures/lifes tyles/1db22988055d020e862571ea003d8fcb.txt</a>


<a href="http://www.eastbayexpress.com/Issues/2006-10-11/music/pressplay.html" target="_blank"> http://www.eastbayexpress.com/Issues/20 … sic/pressp lay.html</a>


<a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20061004005635&newsLang=en" target="_blank"> http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit … dex.jsp?nd mViewId=news_view&newsId=20061004005635&newsLang=en</a>

"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
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