A report earlier this week revealed how Genius, a site filled with song lyrics, was able to catch Google copying its content to display directly on the main Search results page. Google, meanwhile, explained what happened, placing the blame on the lyrics partner that it relies on for those lyrics. However, the seemingly innocuous incident is actually much bigger than a site using a smart Morse code trick to catch Google in the act.
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The Google-Genius copyright scandal reveals a much bigger problem for the search giant originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 19 Jun 2019 at 19:37:03 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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