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minus-squareAlexWIWA@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIt does unless they agree to let you redistribute the lyrics without one. Lyrics are copyrighted. https://www.musicconnection.com/copyright-issues-scriped-entertainment-song-lyrics/ https://www.thelaw.com/law/are-song-titles-lyrics-protected-by-copyright-or-trademark-law.317/ You may get lucky and have a band that doesn’t care or won’t notice your operation, but Spotify has music from the big labels and they do care and they will notice.
Displaying written lyrics does not require a royalty payment to anyone.
It does unless they agree to let you redistribute the lyrics without one. Lyrics are copyrighted.
https://www.musicconnection.com/copyright-issues-scriped-entertainment-song-lyrics/
https://www.thelaw.com/law/are-song-titles-lyrics-protected-by-copyright-or-trademark-law.317/
You may get lucky and have a band that doesn’t care or won’t notice your operation, but Spotify has music from the big labels and they do care and they will notice.