Reuters: Google fends off Genius appeal in lawsuit over song lyrics

Reuters: Google fends off Genius appeal in lawsuit over song lyrics. “Alphabet Inc’s Google on Thursday again beat back a lawsuit saying it misused song lyrics transcribed by popular lyric site Genius, persuading a U.S. appeals court to reject Genius’ claims. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling that Genius’ contract and unfair competition claims against Google should have been brought under U.S. copyright law.”