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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/18/pggj1lb5ycwletknnnh6.png?quality=7525361427For the first few years of its existence, Genius (formerly Rap Genius) featured annotated song lyrics on its platform without permission of music publishers. Now Genius is accusing Google of stealing its content without permission. And it’s used an ingenious mechanism to catch Google in the act.