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Music Should Be Heard But Not Understood

Posted by samzenpus on from the dirty-dean-and-the-dunder-cheese dept.

PaxTech writes "Warner/Chapell music has cease-and-desisted a small freeware developer who wrote a Mac OS X lyrics downoading application. pearLyrics in no way contributed to piracy or copyright infringement, it was merely a tool to search for lyrics on public websites and view or add them to mp3 metadata. This is part of a larger crackdown on websites distributing lyrics. Apparently, the labels would like to force us back to a world where Hendrix kisses guys."

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  1. Re: Lyric Site Shutdowns by Scoria · · Score: 5, Funny

    It seems that their tactics are already working. I'm already having trouble finding the lyrics for Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. If there are any underground sites still operating, please let me know. Thanks!

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  2. The Onion by centinall · · Score: 5, Funny

    LOS ANGELES - The Recording Industry Association of America announced Tuesday that it will be taking legal action against anyone discovered telling friends, acquaintances, or associates about new songs, artists, or albums. "We are merely exercising our right to defend our intellectual properties from unauthorized peer-to-peer notification of the existence of copyrighted material," a press release signed by RIAA anti-piracy director Brad Buckles read. "We will aggressively prosecute those individuals who attempt to pirate our property by generating 'buzz' about any proprietary music, movies, or software, or enjoy same in the company of anyone other than themselves." RIAA attorneys said they were also looking into the legality of word-of-mouth "favorites-sharing" sites, such as coffee shops, universities, and living rooms. http://www.theonion.com/content/node/43029

  3. Re:Facilitators by DeafByBeheading · · Score: 5, Funny
    While I enjoy freely available and searchable lyrics, I must admit 9 out of 10 times I regretted having looked up the lyrics, it kinda ruins my feeling once I understand every single word and can sing-a-long. Am I the only one having this kind of 'empty-yet-lyric-filled' feeling?

    <burn karma, burn>Maybe you should listen to songs with less stupid lyrics?</burn karma, burn>

    Kidding.
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  4. Re:Facilitators by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 5, Funny

    I must admit 9 out of 10 times I regretted having looked up the lyrics

    I was really disappointed when I looked up this song's lyrics...

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  5. Re:Facilitators by CthulhuDreamer · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Oh, someone deprived us of a $10 CD?"

    But your actual losses were closer to $150,000.

  6. Re:Facilitators by Geoffreyerffoeg · · Score: 5, Funny

    The fact that you couldn't grasp those limited lyrics (4 words total) while listening to the song says a lot.

    This, coming from someone who can't count to five...