Genius could file a new lawsuit or just cut their losses, having given Google a very public black eye the scraping practice even got some play during the recent tech antitrust hearings in Congress. (Copyright law is notoriously obtuse, especially in questions of digital copies and licensing.) In this case Genius’s legal team needed to bring a copyright complaint, but possibly were unable to due to not being the copyright owners themselves. If someone steals your wallet, you don’t accuse them of embezzlement, even though they’re kind of the same thing. But the legal system is all about crossing your t’s and dotting your i’s.
It’s a bit disappointing, of course, to see a company like Google engage in shenanigans and get away with it (though let us not forget that Genius has engaged in some shenanigans of its own). Given that the Court finds that all of Plaintiff’s state law claims are preempted by the Copyright Act, and Plaintiff has not asserted any federal law claims, the Court dismisses the Complaint for failure to state a claim. The Genius of the German Lyric by Closs August from. Instead, Plaintiff’s claims are precisely the type of misappropriation claims that courts have consistently held are preempted by the Copyright Act.īecause all the causes for complaint are preempted by federal law, Brodie really has no choice but to kick the case out: Plaintiff has not alleged that Defendants breached any fiduciary duty or confidential relationship, or that Defendants misappropriated Plaintiff’s trade secrets. Features All Genius Song Lyrics and Genius Discography, as well as Band Biography and User Reviews. Lil A.I.As to allegations of unfair business conduct, Brodie says those too are copyright disputes: This will really get your creative juices flowing Just as important, you can always ignore the suggestions and write your own lyrics, using LyricStudio’s suggestions, rhyming, and thesaurus as needed. If you've recorded your own song written with this service, send us a link and it might get featured here! LyricStudio is much like a co-writer - giving you ideas for getting started and helping you whenever you’re stuck. There you can, e.g., add keywords which must appear in the generated lyrics.īelow you can find recorded songs written with DeepBeat. To edit settings, click on the upper right corner. You can also create lyrics line by line, using 'Suggest (Rhyming) Line' buttons or by writing lines yourself. To get started, you can simply hit 'Generate lyrics', which fills all empty lines.
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