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Old Jul 14, 2007, 07:38 AM
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I was going to be cool with this idea, but after reading up on the topic, posting of song lyrics without the author's permission is likely a copyright violation and could lead to us being sued if we encouraged such postings (e.g., by creating a whole forum just for such postings).

Now, I can't be sued for people who find song lyrics posted elsewhere on the Internet and link to those lyrics (since a link isn't the same as posting the lyrics themselves). However, if you just want to discuss such lyrics, not sure if we need a new forum to cover that or not.

So, generally speaking, you should not post song lyrics or someone else's poetry without first obtaining their permission.

Sorry...

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