March 10, 2022
The Second Circuit on Thursday backed a lower court's decision to toss lyric generator Genius' suit against Google over allegedly stolen song transcriptions, affirming that copyright law snuffs out the lyric company's unfair competition claims.
October 27, 2021
An attorney for lyrics website Genius urged the Second Circuit on Wednesday to revive a lawsuit accusing Google of pilfering its content, arguing that Genius has contractual ownership over song transcriptions and simply wants to protect its "substantial investment."
October 21, 2021
The Second Circuit will consider next week whether copyright law preempts claims by lyrics website Genius that Google misappropriated content for the tech giant's search results. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.
March 31, 2021
Google is urging the Second Circuit to reject a lawsuit filed by the lyrics website Genius that accused the tech giant of misappropriating the company's content, calling the case "an improper copyright lawsuit dressed in the garb of state law."