Powertabs.net Archive Shut Down Again!? Options

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I searched but did not find it posted before, forgive me if its a duplicate post.
It looks like the MPA has shut down the Powertabs.net archive again last month due to copyright infringement.
I still have a hard time understanding when a person transcribes a tune it is harming an artist or record/publishing company...especially if they do not sell it. I've found many tabs that simply do not exist in music book form. I seem to remember a few years ago when the music industry went after midi and lyric sites on the same argument. We all learned by imitating our favorite artists whether by ourselves or by an instructor tabbing out a part for us. So am I to understand that showing a student a piece of music from a recent popular tune is now illegal?!!!

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Any material to do with a song is copyright. All tabs of other peoples songs are copyrighted and therefore the only tab sites around are within countries that don't care a less about copyright infringement. I think everybody uses tabs at certain times but they are actually illegal just as downloading music is.

Guys, we don't condone illegal downloads on these boards, please stop discussing it!

I think it is a useful thread because many people don't know that tabs are actually infringing copyright.

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