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I find it a bit disingenuous to call song lyrics Genius' "content." If anything the content here belongs to the artists who actually wrote these songs, not some
by rfwhyte 7y ago
I find it a bit disingenuous to call song lyrics Genius' "content." If anything the content here belongs to the artists who actually wrote these songs, not some website that puts a text version of songs other people wrote on the internet.
Also likely indefensible from any kind of legal standpoint as Genius' can't possibly claim any kind of copyright on song lyrics unless they've licensed these lyrics from their original authors.
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoThe following tweets do say Genius does have a licensing deal with the publishers.
- zozbot234 7y agoIt's not their content, but it's still content that they helped curate - these lyrics have to be transcribed from the audio, and Genius helps manage that work. They can definitely claim unfair competition.