This is a repost. Short summary of the prior discussion: Google may or may not be stealing, but if they are, it's not from Genius. Whether or not Google can sh

This is a repost. Short summary of the prior discussion: Google may or may not be stealing, but if they are, it's not from Genius. Whether or not Google can show lyrics under Fair Use is an open question, but if not, the party whose rights are being violated are the artists and their publishers, not Genius. Genius has no particular special rights to the lyrics. IP law grants specific protection: copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, etc. Beyond that, it doesn't extend protection. If I compile a strictly factual, numerical data set and post it on my web site, for example, that usually has no protection. You can download it, repost it, share it, etc. Limits on IP are generally considered a good thing. With IP, a little is good. A lot is stifling to an open society.