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Google Launches Google Music

Posted by Zonk on from the next-post-to-cover-riaa-suit-against-google dept.

George Meyson writes "Google has launched a new service known as Google Music that will allow a person to search fast links to song lyrics, musical artists and CD titles on the main search results page. The user can type in the name of a band, artist, album or song in the main Google search bar special, and results will appear at the top, accompanied by icons of music notes. Items that can be purchased will have links to merchants for online ordering or downloading. Initial merchant partners include Apple Computer's iTunes service, RealNetworks Rhapsody, eMusic and Amazon.com." From the Google Blog: "A few of us decided to try to make the information you get for these searches even better, so we created a music search feature. Now you can search for a popular artist name, like the Beatles or the Pixies, and often Google will show some information about that artist, like cover art, reviews, and links to stores where you can download the track or buy a CD via a link at the top of your web search results page."

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  1. Coming Soon: by elbenito69 · · Score: 5, Funny

    RIAA sues Google

  2. Coolness by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Hasn't the RIAA issued cease-and-decist letters to lyric websites before?

    Their response will certainly be interesting. Do I detect a brawl of the titans coming?

    1. Re:Coolness by El_Servas · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Not directly, but you know how it is.

      They will say that Google is facilitating copyright infringement by providing those links.

      I just tested and it really is very easy to find the lyrics (well.. easier than before. :)).

    2. Re:Coolness by IAmTheDave · · Score: 5, Informative
      Yeah, Google is just trying to be sued apparently.

      Google may very well be the greatest of the "little people" advocates out there. They are one of the 800 lb gorillas on the block, yet unlike RIAA/MPAA/Apple/MS etc. who sue individuals, they are working constantly to get sued so that they can help set precedent.

      This is just the latest in a long line. Google Print, for instance. Googe Images. Google News. All have attracted lawsuits. No suit has resulted in much of a change of service. Google, here, is standing up for everyone's rights, and I gotta say I'm impressed. I know it's dangerous to put any sort of faith for "doing the right thing" in any for-profit agency, but I gotta tell you, Google's track record thus far has been pretty good.

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    3. Re:Coolness by Kirth · · Score: 5, Informative

      Yeah, they tried that with me too. Wasn't too successful due to the fact that US-laws do not apply in switzerland.

      Instead they sacked lyrics.ch a few years before that (also firsthand-experience, I've been Sysadmin of lyrics.ch's ISP), which was also highly unsucessful after lyrics.ch was turned into a pay-per-lyrics website of the mob.

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      "The more prohibitions there are, The poorer the people will be" -- Lao Tse
  3. The RIAA will not like this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do multiple searches, and you could string enough icons of music notes together to get a free song.

  4. Gee ... no Yahoo Music Unlimited? by LaughingCoder · · Score: 5, Informative

    Apple Computer's iTunes service, RealNetworks Rhapsody, eMusic and Amazon.com

    I wonder why Yahoo Music Unlimited (the best deal around) isn't in the list. :-)

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    The more you regulate a company, the worse its products become.
  5. what I'd really like to see by inventor61 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    is a service where I type in some lyrics and the song information pops up. I admit I simply cannot keep up with the music my kids listen to, and the radio stations don't tell me what artist or song they are playing. I want to know who the artist is and so forth so that when I am talking to the kids they will "think" I have some clue. Now, there is this Clarkson girl and I've seen pictures of her, so, at least that much has registered in my brain! I know you can sort-of do this already, but, if the engine that did this was not just some 'bot that went to the lyric sites but something that worked better ... anyway, let's see how this "plays out" (sorry)

  6. Not the RIAA by bl00d6789 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Just to clear up confusion, it will not be the RIAA that would sue Google. The RIAA is responsible for protecting copyrights on recordings, not published music (sheet music, lyrics, etc...). The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), or more specifically, their legal arm, the Harry Fox Association, is responsible for enforcing these copyrights, so that is most likely from whom Google will be hearing shortly.

  7. Ob BASH by schleyfox · · Score: 5, Funny

    Insomniak`: Stupid fucking Google
    Insomniak`: "The" is a common word, and was not included in your search
    Insomniak`: "Who" is a common word, and was not included in your search