Google, Lyrics Website Debate Copyright Act Preemption Of Lawsuit In 2nd Circuit

Mealey's (November 29, 2021, 11:40 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — The operator of a song lyrics website and Google LLC participated in oral arguments before the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 27 over whether the website operator’s contractual and unfair competition claims against Google sound in copyright law and, as such, are preempted by and were properly dismissed the Copyright Act....