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'Its' content? Don't the lyrics belong to their actual authors?

• ceejayoz 7y ago
  I suspect it's a bit like recipes. Taking someone else's list of ingredients and steps and putting them in your own words is legal. Taking the recipe verbatim isn't.
  • bdcravens 7y ago
    Lyrics that aren't verbatim aren't lyrics.
    • ceejayoz 7y ago
      Missing the point. Transcribing the lyrics yourself is kinda like writing the list of ingredients - it's a statement of fact. "The lyrics of this song are X." Copying that effort from someone else, alternating apostrophes and all, is a bit different. In most cases, you can't prove that's what happened, but it's quite clear here.
      • deleted 7y ago
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      • cameronbrown 7y ago
        You'd have a hard time proving that though. It's incredibly easy for all the grammar to end up the same.
        • ceejayoz 7y ago
          Normally, yes. When the apostrophes spell out "red handed" in Morse code, though...
    • arbie 7y ago
      If I listen to a song and transcribe the lyrics myself, do I still require a license to put them up online and profit from them via ads on my site?
      • brighter2morrow 7y ago
        Yes