NMPA Targets Unlicensed Lyric Sites, Rap Genius Among 50 Sent Take-Down Notices - Hackdot

Re:NMPA Targets Unlicensed Lyric Sites, Rap Genius Among 50 ... by vacri on Monday November 11, 2013 @08:04PM (#6715207)

I know I like to unwind at the end of the day by sitting back with an alcoholic beverage and reading through a nice mixed set of song lyrics.

This rationale would prevent providing a cast list for a movie, because you're publishing the casting agent's work without paying them anything.

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Re:NMPA Targets Unlicensed Lyric Sites, Rap Genius Among 50 ... by tptacek on Monday November 11, 2013 @08:10PM (#6715231)

No, it would not, because a cast list is a set of facts and cannot be copyrighted.

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Re:NMPA Targets Unlicensed Lyric Sites, Rap Genius Among 50 ... by thuuuomas on Monday November 11, 2013 @11:52PM (#6715926)

How is a list of people in a proprietary movie legally distinct from a list of elements in a proprietary compound?

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Re:NMPA Targets Unlicensed Lyric Sites, Rap Genius Among 50 ... by wglb on Tuesday November 12, 2013 @12:32AM (#6716051)

If you are talking about compounds that are drugs from pharmaceutical companies, those are patented rather than copyrighted.

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Re:NMPA Targets Unlicensed Lyric Sites, Rap Genius Among 50 ... by tptacek on Tuesday November 12, 2013 @12:30AM (#6716044)

I don't understand your question but reiterate that the cast list of a movie cannot in fact be copyrighted.

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