Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Lyric Sites In Trouble With The MPA

Posted by timothy on from the great-artists-are-just-mumbling-anyhow dept.

Joe the Lesser writes "Apparently the Music Publishers Association is cracking down on sites, like LyricFind, that display song lyrics without permission. 'Just because there is no central licensing body it doesn't make it right to take lyrics and publish them without permission.' says Sarah Faulder of the MPA."

2 of 566 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Uh...no by grolschie · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Either way you look at it, copyright holders are not getting the $$$ that they are legally entitled to.

  2. Re:Uh...no by EllisDees · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Copyright infringement != Theft

    They are two completely different crimes. Theft actually removes something of value from someone's possesion. Copyright infringement is more like jay walking. Actually, no. Jaywalking could harm you (or someone's car), where violating copyright can't do anything by annoy those who rely on its outdated concept for their money.

    --
    -- Give me ambiguity or give me something else!