This is from 2019. In March of 2022 Google won the case. https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/11/22973282/google-wins-court-battle-genius-song-lyrics-copyright https

This is from 2019. In March of 2022 Google won the case. https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/11/22973282/google-wins-court-battle-genius-song-lyrics-copyright https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/11/22973282/google-wins-cour... Neither owns the copyright, and therefore cannot claim infringement. The irony is that Rap Genius began by publishing lyrics without permission.