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Has the site been put down? Why didn't you keep it as a fun little side project? I don't understand why the goal has to always be a $17 million exit. I've built
by dolphenstein 13y ago
Has the site been put down? Why didn't you keep it as a fun little side project? I don't understand why the goal has to always be a $17 million exit. I've built things like facetache.com and openingthemes.tv cause I thought they were fun, not for some massive financial windfall.
- wtracy 13y agoThe author mentioned toward the end: Liability. Sooner or later a song owner was going to sue for copyright infringement.
- subimage 13y agoIt was impossible to afford licenses for the lyrics our site contained. You can go two ways...fly illegally (which most of these sites do) and risk getting sued, or pay an outrageous copyright fee yearly to license tracks for display. For a "fun side project" I wasn't willing to accept that risk. http://subimage.com/blog/2012/12/15/lyricful-looking-for-investors/#.UlJf52TXS89 http://subimage.com/blog/2012/12/15/lyricful-looking-for-inv...
- dolphenstein 13y agoAah, ok. Seems stupid to sue as the site promotes the songs (via iTunes, etc...) but the music industry aren't exactly known for rational decision making.
- smackfu 13y agoIf you are successfully charging some people for a license, you really have to sue the people who don't get a license. Otherwise your licensees will stop paying.