pearLyrics taken down
As reported in Pared lyrics, the author of a downloadable widget that searches existing lyrics on the internet was issued a cease-and-desist letter from Warner Chappell Music.
Walter Ritter didn’t want to battle in court, so he decided to take down the program. Read his explanation.
Some say this is a foreshadowing of a larger, more prominent initiative from the music industry, which makes sense given all the rhetoric coming from music and publication organizations lately.