Lyrics Website Seeks Certiorari On Copyright Act Statutory Preemption

Mealey's (August 12, 2022, 9:48 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C.  — The operator of the Genius song lyrics website filed a petition for certiorari Aug. 5, asking the U.S. Supreme Court “to restore clarity . . . on the scope of statutory preemption under the Copyright Act,” asserting that the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals erred in finding that its state law contract-related claims over Google LLC’s purported copying of lyrics from its site are preempted by federal law....