Song sites face legal crackdown

[Carnyx]

I don't know if it has been posted before as it is a 6 month old news.

The music industry is to extend its copyright war by taking legal action against websites offering unlicensed song scores and lyrics.

The US Music Publishers' Association (MPA), which represents sheet music companies, will launch its first campaign against such sites in 2006. MPA president Lauren Keiser said he wanted site owners to be jailed.

MPA president Lauren Keiser said he wanted site owners to be jailed.
He said unlicensed guitar tabs and song scores were widely available on the internet but were "completely illegal".

Mr Keiser said he did not just want to shut websites and impose fines, saying if authorities can "throw in some jail time I think we'll be a little more effective".

"Unauthorised use of lyrics and tablature deprives the songwriter of the ability to make a living, and is no different than stealing"

"Music publishers and songwriters will consider all tools under the law to stop this illegal behaviour "

David Israelite
National Music Publishers' Association

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4508158.stm

No kidding. What's next?

[Menydh]

Unbelievable.. what a bunch of hipocrites. In Spain we've seen the classical left-wing singers the first in demanding that more is done to stop the free exchange of their songs (most old songs for which they've already made lots of money already) in the internet.

Next? Perhaps a canon for whistling a song in public?

[Siegmund]

Originally Posted by Duchemin

How good it is that people like David Israelite are keeping a lookout for "stealing" and "illegal behavior."

[Carnyx]

Originally Posted by Mynydd

Unbelievable.. what a bunch of hipocrites. In Spain we've seen the classical left-wing singers the first in demanding that more is done to stop the free exchange of their songs (most old songs for which they've already made lots of money already) in the internet.

Same here, the wealthier they are, the more greedy they are. And to think most are lefties or so called anti-conformist labelled "rebels" by our media like some rapers. They are the same politically engaged artists who campaign to help the poor... Yuck.

About illiegal mp3s (French humour) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwJ-Aw8VudI

Next? Perhaps a canon for whistling a song in public?

Yeah, if you whistle in public, it must be considered "stealing"...

Originally Posted by Siegmund

How good it is that people like David Israelite are keeping a lookout for "stealing" and "illegal behavior."

He should keep an eye on Bush

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfoslKZIOMQ