Google, Lyrics Website Spar Over ‘Atypical’ Contract Claim In High Court Briefs

Mealey's (June 9, 2023, 10:57 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a supplemental brief further supporting its opposition to a petition for certiorari by a song lyrics website operator, Google LLC tells the U.S. Supreme Court that questions about the enforceability of the website’s terms of service (TOS) bolster the U.S. government’s position that the case presents a poor a vehicle for the court to decide whether the petitioner’s “atypical” contractual claims are preempted by federal copyright law....