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by ScottBurson 3249 days ago
It's blatant, intentional trademark infringement for direct commercial gain. IANAL, but I would think this might result in something quite a bit more expensive than a C&D -- like a lawsuit with punitive damages.

ETA: and now the site owner is on record here on HN stating that the intent was to steal search traffic. I'm sure this is a cutthroat business ... but this is an open invitation for one's own throat to be cut.

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The USPTO trademark search system (TESS [0]) reveals that "azlyrics" is not a registered trademark [in the US].

If the company hasn't registered it, and doesn't enforce it, it is not a trademark.

[0] http://tess2.uspto.gov/

So many lawyers here on HN, I forgot...
It's not us you need to worry about. Good luck!
Yeah man these people are crazy