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The Infamous MuseScore.com Sheet Music Scam

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  Image Source: kawai.com.au H ello readers. I haven't posted on this blog in quite a long time (I just didn't have anything to write about). However, I recently discovered a very notorious and easy-to-fall-for scam that I figured I should let you know about, so you can avoid it in the future. This scam has to do with one of the most popular sheet music websites out there: MuseScore.com. And emphasis on "com". MuseScore.org is most certainly not a scam, and never has been. The "org" domain is simply a download page for a 100% free and open-source music notation software with no paywalls whatsoever. The "com" domain is the scam which we're going to be talking about today. Before we begin, let's start by searching the term "musescore" on Google. One of the first results will likely be for MuseScore.org, which, as mentioned, is not a scam; so ignore that one. However, the second or third result will probably be MuseScore.com. I wan...