Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Accusing Google of Stealing Millions of Song Lyrics
- Genius sued Google in 2019, alleging it stole music lyrics
- Appeals court said case was preempted by copyright law
The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC.
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The US Supreme Court refused to revive a lawsuit by music website Genius Media Group Inc. accusing Alphabet Inc.’s Google of stealing millions of song lyrics.
The justices left in place a ruling that tossed out the suit, which accused Google of violating a contract with Genius by using its song lyrics in search results without attribution.