The Songs! - Song search engine

the-songs.com

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Search more than 1 000 000 songs.

A search engine that allow you to find and download music mp3s, i wonder what could go wrong.

Hm... i found ogg, wav & wma links. But most's - mp3 links. Interesting, a they break the law by providing such a search?

It's a dangerous business to be in. As soon as you get big enough, you'll get sued by the same people who sued SeeqPod.

Yeah, but you get credibility in the process.

I like the concept, but zero creativity with that name. A domain name with a dash in it is like a username ending with a 2, IMO.

Ironically enough, I was unable to search for bands with a dash in their names (at least putting the name in quotes didn't help).

You should look into integrating the Songbird Web API. It's worked really well for places like the Hype Machine and SkeemR. http://wiki.songbirdnest.com/Developer/Developer_Intro/Webpa...

It would be even cooler if it had an option to create a playlist, like fizy.com does.

Search results not bad.

there's no "about" or "company" link. I want to know more...

a smidgen of info easy to miss: http://the-songs.com/copyright.php

totally missed that smidgen, thanks!

I'm not too knowledgeable about this particular industry (outside of the mainstream lawsuits), so I've got a couple of questions:

1. Do people generally think this line of thinking (it's not our responsibility) will work long-term?

Furthermore doesn't it confound the responsibility thing that this service is specifically for searching for music rather than a tool that is used by a subset of users for "illegal" material.

2. Does a service like this pose risks for those sites that do have illegal content? Is it now easier to find and sue or otherwise put them in a legal/financial bind?

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