Today, Yahoo Music has added a legit lyrics database--licensed from music data kingpin Gracenote. It fills a huge, gaping hole out there,” said Ian Rogers, general manager of Yahoo music. Song lyrics have been available through scores of other Web sites for years, but most of those destinations are technically breaking the law by posting the words without the approval of the publishers and writers that own the rights. According to yahoo it contains 400,000 songs lyrics span about 9,000 different artists, which is largest than any other site currently have. If you want to buy a song, you can look up lyrics and buy the song if it’s available.
Yahoo’s song lyrics, in contrast, are supposed to be the official versions. Under the licensing agreement, Yahoo will share with copyright holders the revenue from the ads that will be displayed alongside the lyrics.
Yahoo is hoping its database stimulates even more traffic on its music service, which is already the most popular on the Web. Yahoo music attracted 22 million
Here are some of my favorite lyrics- Escape, Be with you, It’s my Life, Baby One More Time, Oops I did it again.
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