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However, they are still questionably legal, and they do get shut down from time to time.
by streptomycin 14y ago
However, they are still questionably legal, and they do get shut down from time to time.
- citricsquid 14y agoI did a bit of research, the largest website for lyrics is metrolyrics.com, they are owned by CBS (as of October 2011) and they license all their lyrics through a company called Gracenote (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracenote http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracenote) it's plausible that Rapgenius are also licensing through this company, or similar? Seems there is a way for a lyric website to exist legitimately.
- qq66 14y agoThe, ahem, "genius" of Rap Genius is that the commentary aspect goes a long way towards establishing fair use for the lyrics.
- freshbreakfast 14y agoI think when a service is so obviously beneficial to the artist, like Rap Genius, the industry will find a way to work with them as opposed to suing them. This only helps theor bottom line.