Abstract
For years, amateur guitarists have made their own by-ear transcriptions of copyrighted compositions and posted them on the internet as tablatures. This Note explains that tablatures are not fair use of copyright under current U.S. law. While the policy of copyright forbids the current practice of amateur transcription, that policy also supports the practice under more limited circumstances. Tablatures represent how the internet allows consumers of art to share unique interests and educate each other in ways that are beneficial to the creation of art in general. In support of that aim, Congress should protect tablatures and other similar educational uses of art under the limited compulsory licensing scheme that this Note proposes.
How to Cite
50 Ariz. L. Rev. 611 (2008)
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