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True, but lyrics are only a portion of a musical work, and in general they're a pretty small amount of text (compared to, say, the median news article). I think RG would respond by pointing out that the volume of commentary frequently dwarfs source material.

The lyrics are copyright as a separate work. The lyrics are the entirety of that work. The recording, the music, etc. are all separate.

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