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Music industry seeks a refrain from unlicensed lyrics sites Nov 11th 2013, 23:45, by Zach Miners, IDG News Service A music industry group is warning some 50 websites that post song lyrics that they need to be licensed or face the music, possibly in the form of a lawsuit. The National Music Publishers Association said Monday that it sent take-down notices to what it claims are 50 websites that post lyrics to songs and generate ad revenue but may not be licensed to do so. Numerous legal battles between the industry and unlicensed music creators have already played out over song recordings and music videos online through YouTube and other sites. Monday's action represents a new industry tactic to fight for artist copyrights. The allegedly infringing sites were identified based on a complicated algorithm developed by a researcher at the University of Georgia. The top three alleged violators named were rapgenius.com (shown above), lyricsmania.com, and lyricstranslate.com. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: rapgenius_eminem_lyrics-100068014-small.jpg

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