Copyright Nonsense
You may know I play different instruments, including the Ukelele.
I’m actually a casual player, and I’m user of different websites that provide lyrics and chords of the songs I like to play. One of these sites is Ukelele Tabs.
When I moved to UK I sadly noticed that they were having legal problems because of copyright infringement, and songs weren’t available (remember: lyrics and chords, for Ukelele!). It’s not a big deal, because I can play almost any guitar tablature (although I obviously prefer those adapted to the Ukelele).
Today I realized that they solved their legal problems. If you check a song (at least from an UK connection), you’ll see something like:
Intro :
[C][G][Am][F][C][G][F-Em-Dm][C]
1st verse :
C G Am F
xxxx I xxxx xxxxxx in xxxxx xx xxxxxxx, Mother xxxx comes xx xx
C G F Em Dm C
Speaking xxxxx of xxxxxx, xxx it xx
C G Am F
And xx my xxxx of darkness, xxx xx standing xxxxx in xxxxx xx xx
C G F Em Dm C
Speaking xxxxx of xxxxxx, xxx it xx
That’s part of the tablature of Let It Be (Beatles).
I don’t know if you’re as surprised as me, but I don’t think copyright laws are meant to be used like this. I’ll keep playing and singing copyrighted songs at home, so go and sue me (sic).
