(i) All texts and images owned by this particular site (http://indianguitarchords.blogspot.com/) are hereby released to the public domain under "free documentation license" (attribution to this site required) to the extent of use outside the internet for non-commercial purposes. Derivatives allowed, but to be covered by the same clauses.
"No copy-paste to, or use in any form onto" other internet sites (except for fair use practices) allowed.
(Do not use on the net, Do not print to sell, Do not republish under any circumstances). Its more to do with me trying to stop dissemination in case future laws curbing teaching copyrighted music arise, than me trying to hoard things that aren't mine. I am no legal expert and these are never my songs.
(ii) The intellectual property rights of all original artists and technicians, producers and distributes, brand names, trade names, trade marks, etc used for descriptive purposes in this text belong to their respective owners and any required copyright clearance about these must be obtained from the owners by the interested party. The borrowed (ad and link) text, pictures, links and videos and links are also covered according to the policies of the hosting sites.
(iii) I restrict any file created by me from being used in any other site without permission, exerting full copy rights on the DTP work (method and language of presentation).
(iv)Basically, be free to print, photocopy / fax and distribute my personal content (explanations, comments, etc and not the lyrics, chords and tabs) from this website in hard paper form, but not in the electronic form, for all mentioned purposes only. Use your best judgment when it comes to the lyrics, chords and tabs.
(v) As this is the umbrella site for all the other "related sites," it is clarified that each of these subordinate sites have their separate copyrights notices and that most of this notice (as obvious) applies to this particular site only and not the network as whole unless expressly indicated. The links to those notices are provided below:
(vi) The notices linked above hold true for their respective sites only and not the network as a whole.
(vii) Points that also need elucidation are available below:
- Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
- General Information and Regulations
- About the Sites, the Network and the Author
(ix) The pages of the "download section" (ChordPDF.Blogspot.Com) are covered by the terms of the site that is linking to that page. It should be considered as an extension of that linking site.
(x) All terms and conditions provided throughout the network are subject to change without prior notice.
(xi) YouTube videos are embedded in spite of AdSense as this is allowed by YouTube TOS clause 4E (as on Sept-19-2009). The main purpose of these sites is to teach music and how to play songs. Videos are mere aids of identification of the songs. Never the less, if the original holders object, these too will be removed. More over, the user must read and abide by their terms as stated at the link above, before they use YouTube's service.
(xii) Important Announcement w.r.t. Copyrights Problems (clause valid throughout this network):
After the less than sweet experience that I had with GoldenJazz.Blogspot.com, I have read up a bit about the legality of free guitar online tablature / chords / lyrics. GoldenJazz has been removed as these tabs were forbidden by the DMCA of the USA even though it was within these guidelines of the MPA:.
WHAT YOU MUST NOT DO!
The following are expressly prohibited:
- Copying to avoid purchase (nothing there to buy)
- Copying music for any kind of performance (its not)
- Copying without including copyright notice (this whole site is one big notice)
- Copying to create anthologies or compilations (these are not)
- Reproducing material designed to be consumable such as workbooks, standardized tests and answer sheets (these are not for sale / these are not "standard")
- Charging students beyond the actual cost involved in making copies as permitted (free service / creation and maintenance cost paid by advertising)
According to Indian Law, use of a work without permission of the owner of the copyright is permissible in conditions such as:
- for the purpose of research or private study,(it is)
- for criticism or review, (it is both)
- performance by an amateur club or society if the performance is given to a non-paying audience, etc. (it could be, though never encouraged, plus, its free to use)
As I could not find any such law curbing music teachers teaching "copyrighted songs" to students in India, I shall continue with the other Indian music tablature / chord sites, that are covered by Indian laws. If, and when such a law or ruling is enacted these two sites (DesiChords and BanglaChords) will go the way of GoldenJazz. If there were options other than these and similar sites, where we could have learned to play our favorite songs, I would never have had to start these sites to begin with. I do not mind buying the song books like I buy any CD; I support the "Kill Piracy" initiative - just let me know where we can find these songbooks.
In the last three or so years that I have been learning, I have never found a single shop in my city selling authorized tablature; its simply not a product. Now, that leaves us with two options - either play them anyway from tabs off the net and be called a pirate or give up playing newer songs and focus on the works of the great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mriza Ghalib or Rabindranath Tagore, or someone else, whose copyright tenure has expired.This is not a practical solution as the whole point of learning the instrument is that we want to learn to play our favorite songs on them.
Till such a time that we do not get to buy the proper tabs - due to the lack of the product itself - or till copyright holders do not object, happy learning - rather, learn while you still can. Even though I am no legal expert, I do not feel that I am doing anything wrong in sharing, analyzing, figuring out and discussing guitar tabs and chords with people who share my interests. And I feel the same from what I have understood from the reading of the Indian laws available at the site hyper-linked above. However, you are requested to understand the implications of, and complications that may arise from you learning these song from these files. So decide what you want to do for yourself or consult an expert.
I am just an amateur hobbyist. I do not wish to go into any legal wranglings for something as innocuous and insignificant as a hobby. So I continue my practice of blogging, hoping for the best and requesting the music creators to offer us a respectable solution.
On, a final note - the advertising on the site is there merely to offset, at least some of the cost incurred in the process of writing this blog and a percentage of the cost of my equipment. The ads were, are and never will be primary. I do not wish to continue to this blog indefinitely either. Once, in the next 2-3 years, that I have cracked the PG entrance, I shall neither have the time, nor the energy to continue this. The ads will be taken off then and the sites left to age and whither, and will serve the new learners for whom it was created to begin with. As I have already mentioned -
While I was beginning to learn, I found it difficult to pool what ever existed of the tabs, chords and strum from various places on the net for each and every song consuming a lot of my already stretched and sparse practice time. The product of my frustration is what is today, since October 2008, this guitar network. I had learned a little HTML when I was in school and I was also excited in blogging and creating a website. There were many great sites, but I thought that the approach that I had would be helpful too.
In these 3-4 years other bloggers will come in and take my place and guide the next generation of budding guitarists. And the cost of maintenance will be recovered, in part, in this time.
N.B.: PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THESE CLAUSES BEFORE YOU USE THESE SITES. IF YOU ALREADY HAVE USED, STOP AND DECIDE NOW IF YOU WISH TO CONTINUE.
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