Reply #46: here are reasons why "the industry" does not embrace that kind of idea [View All]

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1. "the industry," or at least the publishing industry, is far less monolithic than the major labels. It would require cooperation of thousands of publishing companies.

2. there is no repository anywhere in any form of lyrics or sheet music or tab for 99.99% of songs.

3. the music that is popular enough for people to want sheet music or tabs for it already has books and sheet music available, often through exclusive agreemeents with book publishers. The music publishers would view this online alternative channel as competition or might specifically be prohibited from participating.

4. 99.99% (not necessarily the same 99.99% as above) of all song titles would never be downloaded, even if tab were available. Who would invest the time and money to chart all the songs, enter them into a database and build the kisk technology infrastructure when the likely return would be so selective and small? We are talking millions of songs.



Still, I think it is farsighted to make one's music as available in as many media as possible.