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The Music Publishers Association of the United States (MPA) is a music publishing organization based in New York City. Founded in 1895, the MPA is the oldest music trade organization in the United States. This non-profit association addresses itself to issues pertaining to print publishing with an emphasis on copyright education and advocacy. ==Tab and lyric sites== The position of the MPA is that sites which infringe upon copyright by offering this material for free, without any licensing from the artist or record label, hurt the livelihood of artists and those who stand behind their work. Former MPA president Lauren Keiser has stated that he wanted jail time in addition to fines and the removal of offending websites.〔(BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Song sites face legal crackdown )〕 In March 2006, the MPA issued a statement in which they explained their position on websites that distribute unauthorized sheet music and tablature.〔(Music Publishers Association | News )〕 Several points are made in the statement. *MPA members invest a significant amount into arranging, engraving, editing, marketing, and distributing sheet music products, and illegal tablature cuts into their sales. *Sharing the tabs is bad enough, but even worse is when sites make money off the illegal tabs. *Guitar tabs do not circumvent copyright laws just because they're claimed to be personal interpretations. *Viewing illegal tabs is equivalent to stealing sheet music from a store. *The MPA isn't targeting authorized websites, and will work with sites that want to build a legitimate business. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Music Publishers' Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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