..and it was at first forced to pay royalties to AEPI (the Greek company for protection of copyrights) for the display of lyrics and guitar tablatures. For 2002 the amount was approximately 1100 euros (link is in Greek).
However, AEPI decided this year to raise the amount payed for each song to an insane figure, making it impossible to display full lyrics legally. As such, kithara.gr is now displaying only parts of the lyrics, to comply with Law 2121/93, taking advantage of its Article 19.
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..and it was at first forced to pay royalties to AEPI (the Greek company for protection of copyrights) for the display of lyrics and guitar tablatures. For 2002 the amount was approximately 1100 euros (link is in Greek). However, AEPI decided this year to raise the amount payed for each song to an insane figure, making it impossible to display full lyrics legally. As such, kithara.gr is now displaying only parts of the lyrics, to comply with Law 2121/93, taking advantage of its Article 19.