Genius says it caught Google stealing content with Morse code

Genius says it caught Google stealing content with Morse codeGenius says it caught Google stealing content with Morse codeWell, thats Genius.Music-annotation website Genius, which provides commentary for just about all music lyrics, accused Google of stealing their lyrics from its own website and publishing them in search results in recent years, causing traffic to drop, according to a report.The Wall Street Journal reported that Genius had notified Google in 2017 about the lyrics-lifting and believe they caught the search giant red-handed due to a hidden code pattern used on lyrics posted to Genius site.Genius says it made changes to its lyrics back in 2016 by alternating the lyrics apostrophes with straight and curly styles that were deliberate. Thats because the two types of apostrophes left a secret message in Morse code which spelled Red Handed. That message appeared identical on Googles populated Knowledge Graph, which displays lyrics within the search query.Over the last two y ears, weve shown Google irrefutable evidence again and again that they are displaying lyrics copied from Genius, Genius chief strategy officer Ben Gross saidin a statement.Google denied any wrongdoing to The Wall Street Journal. In a statement, the company said it was investigating the issue.The Brooklyn-based media giant allows users to create annotations and their own interpretations of song lyrics. Genius initially started as a platform for rap before expanding into other types of music.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people