Now it's illegal to publish lyrics for free

[sono]

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


The Music Publishers' Association (MPA), which represents US 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.

David Israelite, president of the National Music Publishers' Association, added his concerns.

"Unauthorised use of lyrics and tablature deprives the songwriter of the ability to make a living, and is no different than stealing," he said. "Music publishers and songwriters will consider all tools under the law to stop this illegal behaviour."


full article here:

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

[daveman]

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people that sing kareoke should also have to pay royalties to the record company and artist.

[picklemonkey]

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i have no problem with jailing all kareoke singers in the first place

[hacamatic]

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Next Up Pre-Schoolers, Kindegarten Teachers & Students. For years, the teachers have been infringing on the rights of artists by teaching students nursery rhymes and folk songs without properly compensating them. Millions of students have been singing and enjoying these songs for absolutely free, even whistling the notes to a song, causing more random acts of copyright infringement when other students mimic the whistling.

"This behaviour of rampant copyright infringement will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. We seek jailtime for the teachers for conditioning the students to be future illegal downloaders, as our research has shown. However we do have a heart and will only fine the students $500 per each act of infringement." -Legal Counsel for Music Industry.

[Garrick]

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just because you post lyrics doesn't mean you are stealing a song. outrageous.

[thesightless]

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""happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dead garrick, happy birthday to you""

at least this will keep coldplay lyrics and franz ferdinand lyrics where they belong. off the radio, web and kept in the safe of the people who right em.

[skahound]

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Sean, you're a retard.

[bart_smastard]

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In addition anyone who talks about the news at work or with friends is depriving high cost news companies vital advertising revenue . Anyone saying prayers for loved ones before bedtimes or before meals should realise that prayer is for church and should use paypal to donate $1 to their local pastor/priest ect. for every prayer or they are stealing . Anyone swearing for any reason should pay the English and Irish £1 each word for we do it best so by rights those words belong to us . Even french and germans swear in english . Babies sucking on dummies are just using a poor manufactured version of mummies nipples . Each proven occasion of dummy missuse should be catalogued till they reach an age where they can earn money and recompense said parent . True roads were invented by the Romans ( maybe greeks) so everytime you use a road/pavement you are infringing on the interlectual property of the Italian goverment .
the list goes on and none are as daft as the one on the first post

[jeffrey collins]

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when does all this bullshit end from the riaa. is the government going to eventually have to step in and tell them to stop or are we all going to have to get together and sue the shit out of them for infringing on our right to breathe.

[peloquin]

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RIAA is the real reason that music association thread disappeared imo.

[Yao]

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Music companies are going wild man...in my country they've order and ISP to hand over their client info to the BREIN (our version of the RIAA), so they can start prosecuting people that make use of Kazaa. Motherfuckers...and you know what:

I use p2p software, and buy tracks legally too. It doesn't make me buy less tracks, but I can rather get my hands on stuff that in other circumstances I'd not have bought because I do not have the money for it. If I ever would take up producing, I'd like to get paid for my hard work, but in the end even someone without the money for it should be able to enjoy my music. Period.

[DragonFire]

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i might be charged for using letters that are used in the songs ..oops

[Corven]

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soon they might come up with something that makes listening to music illegal

[dtgunslinger]

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soon they might come up with something that makes listening to music illegal

[jeffrey collins]

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who has the rights to what music you hum? or if you sing out loud. Can you be arrested? So how long does everyone on here think this kind of bullshit will keep going on for?