First it was the RIAA going after file sharers. Now you may no longer be able to Google song lyrics to find that title you can’t think of, as the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) said that three of its members – BugMusic, Peermusic, and Warner/Chappell filed suit against two sites that provide song lyrics, for doing so without paying the NMPA.
The sites involved are LiveUniversre and LyricWiki. Some sites do have licenses from the NMPA, and NMPA president and CEO David Israelite said:
"We are confident the courts will conclude that, like Napster and Grokster before them, these sites are simply freeloading off artists and fans."
