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If the cost really is only $20k, I find it hard to believe that RG finds this small price to be unreasonable...
by ngoel36 13y ago
If the cost really is only $20k, I find it hard to believe that RG finds this small price to be unreasonable...
- rallison 13y agoI imagine RG considers it unreasonable because they consider what they are doing to be fair use. As such, any amount above $0 could be considered unreasonable.
- lbr 13y agoNot only that, but RG has also gotten a ton of positive feedback from artists. The question is this: Do the founders wish to be provocative and make a point about the music industry, or do they want to avoid friction? After watching a few interviews with the founding team, I wouldn't be surprised if it was the former.
- ngoel36 13y agoWould it be fair use to put the script of every movie and TV show online?
- Amadou 13y agoThere is no way that any specific licensing source, or even handful of licensing sources, is comprehensive. If you accept that this use does not qualify as fair use then in good conscience you can only display the lyrics for which you have purchased a license. That cripples the coverage you can provide by making it too resource-intensive to seek out a licensing agreement for the lyrics of more obscure songs.