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Re:I’ve supported myself for the past decade with my side pr... by ScottBurson on Friday July 28, 2017 @02:28PM (#14876408)
It's blatant, intentional trademark infringement for direct commercial gain. IANAL, but I would think this might result in something quite a bit more expensive than a C&D -- like a lawsuit with punitive damages.

ETA: and now the site owner is on record here on HN stating that the intent was to steal search traffic. I'm sure this is a cutthroat business ... but this is an open invitation for one's own throat to be cut.

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Re:I’ve supported myself for the past decade with my side pr... by logfromblammo on Friday July 28, 2017 @04:21PM (#14877234)
The USPTO trademark search system (TESS [0]) reveals that "azlyrics" is not a registered trademark [in the US].

If the company hasn't registered it, and doesn't enforce it, it is not a trademark.

[0] http://tess2.uspto.gov/

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Re:I’ve supported myself for the past decade with my side pr... by yvoschaap2 on Friday July 28, 2017 @02:38PM (#14876471)
So many lawyers here on HN, I forgot...
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Re:I’ve supported myself for the past decade with my side pr... by ScottBurson on Friday July 28, 2017 @05:17PM (#14877642)
It's not us you need to worry about. Good luck!
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Re:I’ve supported myself for the past decade with my side pr... by wumbolad on Friday July 28, 2017 @03:20PM (#14876782)
Yeah man these people are crazy
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