The Iphone Blog

Word is that developers Apptism have developed a range of “Sing Along With” apps, which download lyrics to popular songs on your iPhone. They only refer to artists euphemistically, which appears to be a move to keep a low profile. The artists profiled, include:

• ‘Sing Along With the Canadian Country Star’ (Shania Twain)
• ‘Sing along with the Caribbean Queen’ (Rihanna)
• ‘Sing along with the Genesis star’ (Phil Collins)
• ‘Sing along with Curly and the boys’ (N-Sync)
• ‘Sing along with the Poker Face singer’ (Lady Gaga)
• ‘Sing along with the ‘Rockstar’ band’ (Nickelback)

These are not the only apps that do this, and Music Ally wonders what Apple’s policy on unlicensed lyrics actually is, while 9to5Mac thinks Apple might face copyright abuse action due to the fact that these are copyrighted lyrics.

On the other hand, copyrighting lyrics, and fighting over who has access to them is a typical overreaction from music companies. You’re not denying your artists any sales by letting people know the words you’re saying, but that’s neither here nor there.

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