Is chordie in danger? (Page 1 of 2)

I was wondering the same thing when I saw the latest bulletin on the home page.
Finding that the Coldplay songs had been removed from the site and the new disclaimer at the top of songs only makes me more concerned.
It would appear to me that Coldplay's management (hopefully they're the only ones!) have taken issue with thier material being posted here, perhaps misguidedly thinking that a publicly and freely available listing of their chords and tabs will make people less likely to purchase their songbooks.
For me at least, it is exactly the opposite!
While I do have a very large number of songs spread accross several songbooks, I can tell you unequivocally, that I would never have purchased all of those songs in a songbook or sheet format. Most of them are saved based on a casual and momentary interest and the majority of the songs in my books have been edited by me to sound more like what I think the song should play like making the original post a non-issue.
I *can* say that I have actually bought more books and specifically single artist books rather than multiple artist compilations *because* of my time on Chordie.
Quite often there will be a song that I am *really*  interested in playing and I can't find a really good version of it here. The time spent searching through all of the member's interpretations often drives me to by the original publication just so I can get it right, hence the  Beatles, Pink Floyd, Eagles, Yes, John Denver, Patsy Kline, etc, etc, etc, books sitting on my bookshelf alongside my Chordie printouts.
I liken finding a song on Chordie to hearing a song on the radio.
If I really like the song, I will buy the CD.
One great thing about Chordie is that I often find songs that I had really liked some years ago, but forgotten about. Chordie reminds me what a great song it was and the end result is often that I go out and find the song in a songbook which I pay for and the artist receives royalties that they wouldn't have if Chordie hadn't reminded me of the song in the forst place!
All Praise to Chordie and Poop to Coldplay for being so avaricious and short-sighted.

I can still get coldplay songs.

Ken

It's not the record company's per say, It's the publishing company's. They see the record company's getting their way through the court system, so their going to follow right along.
It's probably just a matter of time before they try to get a ban on recording equipment being
sold to the public for fear someone will make some money, and they won't get what they
consider their "cut". That's how greedy they are!! Big corporations are ruining the world,
and that's a fact!!! I hate seeing these big corporations screwing everyone they can.
                                                                                                                   getfiddle

I am with you on this one, I also feel it is the publishing company that will be behind any action rather than the record company.

However, like Ken, I found Coldplay songs still on Chordie.

As Chordie is a search engine for songs already on the 'net if songs do go missing (and I sincerely hope they do not) it is more likely that it is the site holding the songs has lost them and Chordie can no longer access them.

Roger

Just an update....It is entirely possible that in the last couple of years, I have never noticed the disclaimer that Tibernius quoted (it *is* the one I was referring to), but I *did* have a couple of Coldplay songs I found in user songbooks return this message....
"I have received a letter from someone claiming that this song violates their copyright. Until these issues are solved, I have chosen to block this song from being shown on Chordie."
Today, I've been going through my own songbooks and saving/printing the songs I have saved/modified just in case something bad happens and I got the same message for the copies of Layla I had stored.
A search for Layla returns tons of results, but the few I actually tried to view also came back with the above message.
Based on people's responses to my earlier post re: Coldplay, I found that many of their songs still come up, but while Yellow returned lot's of listings, all the ones I tried to view also gave the same message
Perhaps it's more a case of individual songs being de-listed rather that entire artist catalogues.
Either way, I'll be saving/printing my songbooks over the next couple of days just in case more songs return the same result.

Im only learning but it is clear to me that anyone who can really play can "find" chords to fit song that they have heard. Im starting to be able to but i think its a shame that the likes of Clapton(apparently) are frightened of my raw tallent LOL or is it just the unfortunate case of human greed stopping information being shared. I mean really does he need my five bucks or should i just buy him a news set of strings. Free information for all i say

Thanks Roger , Obviously you're right but im sick of capitolist #@$$%%^ stealing money from us honest folk  .Lawers or big companys are continually thinking that information should or can be owned and we as the consumer should pay a price to be  informed. Bless the cyberworld for it is from here all information shall come freely -I hope! And beliieve me Im no expert it took me 7.5 mins to tye this . My 16 yr old would do it in 1.33333 and text his girlfriend whilst eating dinner at the same time  cheers

Power to getfiddle i say with lots of really complicated sus chords and 9nths !!!! Question?? How do i get  a ninth when theres only 7 notes or are there two that are secret for people who can really play??

Yeah, and why would a person want to copyrite material that someone else is going to have total
control over. Thats doesn't make sense. What good does it do any artist to have a contract with a corp. that in the end is going to have more control over your material than the artist them selfs.
If you ask me their the biggest thieves!!  I've read plenty of interviews with artist who have said them selfs that they were ripped off by record companies. And as far as Metallica goes, I see where their coming from on recorded material, but tab? Half of the tab on the web is not correct anyway. I can't tell you how many tabs I've had to correct in order to play the song right!!! I'm sorry but big corporations are the SCUM of the earth. The majority of them do more ripping
off than they do good. And no one, I MEAN NO ONE can say they have payed for everything they have downloaded off the internet! Anyone who says they have is a liar. TVlinks.com got shut down for hosting other websites that had movies on them, they did not have any movies on their website
at all. Isn't that the same thing chordie is doing? Giving access to other websites that people take tab off of? Don't get me wrong, I love chordie! But you cannot say it's any different. 
                                                                                                                   getfiddle

I just ordered a DVD to get the fine details of an Eagles song to get some more details for potential future performance use.  I started looking here.  Eagles made money. No threat.

I can't believe it
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