Google Was Caught ‘Redhanded’ in Genius Lyrics Theft, But Judge Lets It Slide – Gizmodo Australia

Last year, the song lyrics web service Genius sued Google alleging that the tech giant has been ripping off its transcriptions for display in its own lucrative search results. It seemed like an open-and-shut case. Thanks to some crafty watermarking, it appeared that Google was caught dead to rights in the lyric thievery. But on Monday, the U.S. Copyright Act got in the way of Geniuss litigation dreams.
After it began to suspect that Google was circumventing the need for anyone to visit its webs…

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