Genius actually licenses the lyrics from the music publishers.
The first line of your comment is accusing them of something that they don't do.
The first line of your comment is accusing them of something that they don't do.
Yes, Genius licenses the lyrics, but they often aren't provided the lyrics when they purchase a license. This is where the community comes in... FWIW, Google and the other target of the complaint have the same license from these music publishers.
This is all spelled out clearly in Genius' complaint.