For the longest time I have wondered how a multitude of websites got away with publishing the lyrics of thousands of songs. Did I miss something in my understanding of copyright? Well it seems that my understanding of copyright wasn’t wonky (authors and publishers of the lyrics do own the copyright in the lyrics). It’s just that it was difficult for the copyright owner to enforce their copyright. The New York Times just wrote about this issue and how copyright owners are attempting to license lyrics to websites or enjoin them from unauthorized publication if they don’t obtain a license.
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