![]() ![]() If it is because it is specific to an instrument, where as any instrument can potentially play a scored piece. that would imply that if you simplified what you wrote in score notation, you could also get around publishing rights. If it is because of the simplicity involved. Why would tab be excluded if it is just another way to write music? ![]() Yet, reproducing someone's music in that written form requires publishing rights. Written music could be considered an educational tool as well. Guitar Tablature is just another form of Score Notation. No matter what you think about the war Russia wages with Ukraine, UG resides in Russia to order to break copyright law. I think it's time that we as a community came together, even if it's just some small part, and stop using UG.Įdit: I bolded the part musicians need to understand. I've been vocal in the past about UG and it's poor practices. ![]() "Doug Osborn, an executive vice president with said his site violated no laws because its headquarters were in Russia, and the site’s practices complied with Russian laws." I'll quote from an article in the New York Times: They are allowed to operate because being in Russia allows them to ignore royalties and publishing rights. Which is another thing to consider, because despite their touting they have publishing deals to allow tabs, it seems the opposite is the truth. I know it might be a little touchy to this community, but there's no getting around the fact the most popular place many of us go to get guitar and bass tabs is Russian owned. With everything that's going on, I think it's time we came to the realization that UG is a Russian company. ![]()
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