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"Richard Henry" <pomerado@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Dirk Van de moortel wrote:
>> "Proginoskes" <CCHeckman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > Dr Moria wrote:
>> >> "Dirk Van de moortel" <dirkvandemoortel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>> >> in message news:YINNg.73582$AP7.1226780@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> >> > "Jesse F. Hughes" <jesse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> > news:87sliw7f5v.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> "Dirk Van de moortel" <dirkvandemoortel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >> writes:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> "Jesse F. Hughes" <jesse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >>> news:871wqg3hay.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >>>> Oh, please. While I lived in the Netherlands, I saw what they
>> >> >>>> imported. Quality filter? The Dutch watch Jerry Springer, the
>> >> >>>> A-Team
>> >> >>>> and the Dukes of Hazzard and then complain about the bad taste of the
>> >> >>>> Americans.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Fortunatley I don't live in the Netherlands.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I bet the Dutch aren't special in this regard. Check your cable
>> >> >> listings. I'd reckon that you too can be basking in the homespun
>> >> >> wisdom of the Dukes of Hazzard.
>> >> >
>> >> > Yes, I do recall this title. It could have been on the Dutch channel,
>> >> > or perhaps even on one of our own commercial channels.
>> >> > But I agree, despite the quality filter we still get a lot of slime.
>> >> > American series: 90% junk, 10% okay.
>> >> > UK series 10% junk, 90% okay.
>> >> >
>> >> > But this is probably a matter of taste - and highly OT ;-)
>> >> > Cheers,
>> >> >
>> >> > Dirk Vdm
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> American companies are more efficient and have cost reduced all
>> >> programming
>> >> on TV to the point where there is nothing of any value on TV anymore. And
>> >> that has pushed many onto the internet.
>> >
>> > Well, American capitalism does this everywhere, not just in TV
>> > programming. It all boils down to money; they don't care about value.
>> > Compare with the music industry, who is trying to down on
>> > tablature; it's the same companies (music as product) vs. fans (music
>> > as something significant to listen to) issue.
>> >
>> > --- Christopher Heckman
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>> What do you mean with "to down on tablature"?
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> Tablature in this case means charts that show the fingering for guitar
> chords.
Yes, that's what I guessed. I use tabs all the time. For guitar
they are much easier to read and write than standard notation.
> Sheet music for pop songs usually includes chord charts along
> with the words and music. Music publishers claim that publishing
> tabulatures for copyrighted music is illegal, and hurts them
> financially because otherwise players who wnat that information would
> buy the sheet music.
Ah, okay, I see.
I wasn't sure about the 'cracking down' part :-)
Thanks.
Dirk Vdm
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