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Song Sites Face Legal Crackdown
CaptainPotato writes "According to the BBC, the Music Publishers' Association is stepping up to launch the next phase in the music industry's battle against online music. The MPA is demanding jail time for the maintainers of websites offering unlicensed song scores and lyrics. The MPA President has stated that closing websites and imposing fines is not enough, stating that by 'throw [ing]in some jail time I think we'll be a little more effective' in its crusade." We just recently reported on the pearLyrics cease-and-desist order as well.
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Personally at least, I can tell you that I use lyrics sites for ONE primary purpose; to be able to find a song that I heard somewhere based on its lyrics, so I can then buy it
I think you misspelled "download".
Because refusing to negotiate politely with a force which has demonstrated itself as larger is always seen as proactive.
There's no need for negotiations here, because the law is very clear: you may not reproduce song lyrics without permission of the copyright holder, except as permitted under fair use provisions.
If a mob of people walked into your house and started pocketing all your possessions, would you "negotiate politely" with them because there's more of them than of you? Or would you call for law enforcement?