Are song lyric sites legal? - GoFuckYourself.com

Rictor · 07-07-2004, 09:26 PM

Whenever I want the lyrics to a song, I type it in Google and a million links pop up. These sites are full of pop-ups and spyware and are annoying as hell to navigate.

I was thinking of buidling my own...but I don't see how it could be legal to post copyrighted song lyrics on the web. How do these sites get away with it? Is it the celeb site method? Run the sites until you get a cease and desist from a lawyer?

psyko514 · 07-07-2004, 09:38 PM

No, they're not legal.

But unless you become super huge and attract millions of visitors daily, you won't have a problem.

Rictor · 07-07-2004, 09:47 PM

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Originally posted by psyko514
No, they're not legal.

But unless you become super huge and attract millions of visitors daily, you won't have a problem.

The site I have in mind would definitely get me sued. Too bad.

V_RocKs · 07-07-2004, 09:49 PM

Legal until you make money. In Japan it is considered appropriate since American songs are considered to be inappropriate.

Rochard · 07-07-2004, 09:57 PM

I tend to search for lyrics on a regular basis. I'm under the impression that all of these sites use the same script to run their sites.

I don't think these sites are legal.

reynold · 07-08-2004, 07:14 PM

i do not thgink they are legal...but nobody's doing anything about it so what the heck

Jamdin · 07-08-2004, 07:31 PM

I always hated those lyrics site that circle jerk you aroun. I have posted a few of my favorite songs lyrics on one of my non-adult sites at Jamdin's Dream Realms

fudpuck · 07-08-2004, 08:34 PM

They aren't considered legal from what I have heard. Some of them get by, by saying they are only hosting what submitters send in...and that it is more of a forum than a archive site.

OLGA gets by with hosting guitar tabs, most with the lyrics on there. Not sure how they get away with it.

lyrics.ch used to be an awesome/clean lyrics site that got a lot of traffic. But one day several years ago they posted where a special forces team busted into their house (whatever country they were in) and seized all their servers. The domain has been bought by songtext.net now, but the lyrics.ch site has never been online since.

pure energy · 07-09-2004, 02:33 AM

who the hell cares if they are legal...at least they are doing something for those who wanted to know some song lyrics

07-07-2004, 09:26 PM	#1
Rictor Old Timer Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 12,208	Are song lyric sites legal? Whenever I want the lyrics to a song, I type it in Google and a million links pop up. These sites are full of pop-ups and spyware and are annoying as hell to navigate. I was thinking of buidling my own...but I don't see how it could be legal to post copyrighted song lyrics on the web. How do these sites get away with it? Is it the celeb site method? Run the sites until you get a cease and desist from a lawyer?

07-07-2004, 09:38 PM	#2
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07-08-2004, 08:34 PM	#8
fudpuck Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: the woodwork Posts: 885	They aren't considered legal from what I have heard. Some of them get by, by saying they are only hosting what submitters send in...and that it is more of a forum than a archive site. OLGA gets by with hosting guitar tabs, most with the lyrics on there. Not sure how they get away with it. lyrics.ch used to be an awesome/clean lyrics site that got a lot of traffic. But one day several years ago they posted where a special forces team busted into their house (whatever country they were in) and seized all their servers. The domain has been bought by songtext.net now, but the lyrics.ch site has never been online since. __________________ AMK Hosting - 3.2Ghz, 1GB RAM, 2x300GB RAID1 + 10Mbps for $249mo. ICQ: 15898919 - Ask me about remote backups for your data.

07-09-2004, 02:33 AM	#9
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07-07-2004, 09:49 PM	#4
V_RocKs Damn Right I Kiss Ass! Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cowtown, USA Posts: 32,422	Legal until you make money. In Japan it is considered appropriate since American songs are considered to be inappropriate.

07-08-2004, 07:14 PM	#6
reynold Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Global Traveler Posts: 51,271	i do not thgink they are legal...but nobody's doing anything about it so what the heck

07-08-2004, 07:31 PM	#7
Jamdin Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,560	I always hated those lyrics site that circle jerk you aroun. I have posted a few of my favorite songs lyrics on one of my non-adult sites at Jamdin's Dream Realms