12/06/2005, 6:10pm, EST
Tuesday, December 6th
pearLyrics: too easy to be legal?
"I feel very sorry for all users of pearLyrics who provided me with such great feedback - I would have loved to provide them with even further enhanced versions," Ritter said.
The legal threats by Warner against Ritter are part of a larger campaign by the company to rid the Internet of lyrics websites. "What disconcerts/disappoints me most is that now, after fighting against illegal filesharing (something I can fully understand) and trying to shut down lyrics sites, Warner/Chappell seems to want to dictate Internet users what applications they are allowed to use for searching and browsing content on publicly available websites," Ritter said.
"I am not sure if they actually checked pearLyrics for what it does, or if they just thought, hey, let's try and just send a cease and desist letter, after all, this is just a little freeware developer and he won't risk standing up against us anyway," Ritter complained.
A quick check at Apple's widget download center also reveals that most of the lyrics widgets are gone now, too.
Ritter has asked that anyone in the online community with any legal advice regarding this topic to contact him with suggestions.
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You are a criminal. Even though you already paid our exorbitant prices and we were forced by the US government to pay some money back because of price fixing, YOU ARE THE CRIMINAL.
I no longer listen to mainstream music. I've found a world of indie music that I wouldn't have found if it weren't for the RIAA, so thank you RIAA for turning me off from commercial music!! I now go to 2-3 concerts a week and spend even more money on music that isn't produced or in any way associated with the RIAA. SO SUCK ON THAT big music.
Warner Bros. Records Inc. 3300 Warner Blvd. Burbank, CA. 91505 ph: 818-846-9090
To let them know that stopping this product means stopping me from buying theirs. I suggest all users of pearLyrics do the same!
I now avoid buying CDs from big record companies. I go to concerts, buy indie music, and download live shows from bands that know their fans are important, not some A&R guy in a suit.
Now I know I have to keep the download forever or I'll never get it back.
Fuck you, Warner.
sorry the language.. I wont hold back next time.
So glad I got pearlLyrics when I did! (and singthatiTunes widget as well.)
If one uses google to look up lyrics to a song that is perfectly legal, but if one uses a piece of software, like pearLyrics which will search google, and other sites for you that is illegal.
So, kids remember do not rely on anybody else doing your search for you... do it your self or you might get sued. Also remember that if you are going to write a search engine for any copywrited material make sure you become a multimillionaire and own a multi-billion dollar company then you will not have any problems.