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Where Did Guitar Tabs Universe Go?

by: GuitarDan'Adkins
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If you have been looking for Guitar Tabs Universe you have probably figured out that the site is no longer working. Many people looked to this website to learn how to play their favorite songs in a easy to understand and learn format, with tabs for guitar Therefore, Mr. Balch, the one time manager of Guitar Tab Universe decided that he must close the doors of his site in 2006.

Why did Balch close the website? However there were a variety of reasons combined, but they all culminated from the fact that MPA (Music Publishers' Association) and the NMPA The Association of National Music Publishers decided that the copyright the writers owned was being infringed upon by the sharing of guitar tabs, manufacturers, and those singing the song we're discussing.

Two suits may be filed against GTU. Apparently, and much to the surprise of its owner, when you teach others to play instruments or songs online it goes againt the ethics of these companies. Who knew?

However, as Blach pointed out in his "Goodbye Letter", Guitar Tabs Universe was about sharing with others the art of learning how to play the guitar. It was not about stealing other people songs, it was not about infringing on the rights of others, it was simply about using various songs and their guitar tabs, showing others how they too can learn how to play.

Mr. Blach was absolutely right when he asked how guitar tabs online is so very different from being taught songs by music teachers or even assisting someone to learn to play something that played on television or radio. What the NMPA and MPA appear to think is that utilizing the internet as a means for sharing is stepping over the proverbial line.

Guitar Tabs Universe closed it doors because the MPA and NMPA sent threats to the websites ISP or hosting server and the server took action due to these threat. However, as you can plainly see, this has not stopped the world at large from sharing the love of guitar and learning how to play it.

If you somehow think that online guitar tabs are stepping on their rights, then you may as well believe that people everywhere on the internet are committing the same crime. Consider all those who have enjoyed their favorite songs, learning how to play guitar by ear. Think of all those who have helped friends learn songs, and for that matter, all the cover bands and bands just starting out that play other's songs.

So, if you, like many others were looking for the now defunct Guitar Tabs Universe, you now know why it is no longer available. However, the idea lives on as evident by the many guitar tabs websites available all across the internet.

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