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It was impossible to afford licenses for the lyrics our site contained. You can go two ways...fly illegally (which most of these sites do) and risk getting sued
by subimage 13y ago
It was impossible to afford licenses for the lyrics our site contained. You can go two ways...fly illegally (which most of these sites do) and risk getting sued, or pay an outrageous copyright fee yearly to license tracks for display.
For a "fun side project" I wasn't willing to accept that risk.
http://subimage.com/blog/2012/12/15/lyricful-looking-for-investors/#.UlJf52TXS89 http://subimage.com/blog/2012/12/15/lyricful-looking-for-inv...
- dolphenstein 13y agoAah, ok. Seems stupid to sue as the site promotes the songs (via iTunes, etc...) but the music industry aren't exactly known for rational decision making.
- smackfu 13y agoIf you are successfully charging some people for a license, you really have to sue the people who don't get a license. Otherwise your licensees will stop paying.