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December 15, 2005
Biting the hand that feeds.
I didn't even know that this nifty application existed. As I understand it, this tool allowed lyrics to be easily inputted into iTunes mp3 tags. Harmless enough right? Apparantly not says the Music Publishers’ Association (MPA), which represents US sheet music companies. The MPA is on a quest to fine and shut down sites that post song lyrics and aspire to convince authorities to "throw in some jail time." Of course this is all really really dumb.
This is not a case of cows going unsold cause the milk is free. I'm willing to bet that users of the now shut down software were ardent music fans who spend freely on their passion. Why not give them another reason to hate the music industry?
If all lyric sites are wiped off the web tomorrow, people are not going to throw their hands up and start buying sheetmusic so they can get the perfect lyrics for their high school yearbook. They'll use headphones and listen over and over again until they get it right.
Wrapped up like a douche in the middle of the night.
Tags: Pearlyrics, Music Industry, Lyrics
Posted by Merry Swankster at December 15, 2005 12:21 PM
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