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Genius does not hold lyrics copyright but the site business model depends on traffic generated by lyrics which is in this case hijacked by Google.
by jimmy2020 6y ago
Genius does not hold lyrics copyright but the site business model depends on traffic generated by lyrics which is in this case hijacked by Google.
- AgloeDreams 6y agoThey license lyrics however and, critically, often times lyrics and their copyright are not a package deal. many songs don't have lyrics provided from the publisher. Genius allows users and artists to upload the lyrics. Google has the copyright but blatantly steals the content. This obviously is not protected in US law but it is elsewhere (see news sites and such in some countries requiring google to pay). Google then uses their search results to leverage their position.