Genius Media Files Copyright Suit Against Google for Copying Lyrics

In a new lawsuit, music site Genius Media claims it caught Google “red-handed” copying lyrics for its own benefit at the expense of Genius’ business. Genius claims Google and Canada-based lyric licensing company LyricFind misappropriated lyrics from its website. Genius alleges that Google, through LyricFind, displayed lyrics at the top of search results in its “Information Boxes” that were stripped directly from Genius without attribution.

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