Pascal de Vries
Encyclopedia
Pascal de Vries is best known as the founder of lyrics.ch, the International Lyrics Server
that indexed lyrics
and made it searchable for its users. In 1997 Pascal founded the site and it became a success in two years. He was working as a network consultant in his home town Zurich
, when he was sued by the music industry, specifically Harry Fox Agency
, Warner/Chappell Music Inc., and Polygram Music Publishing Inc. for copyright infringement in 1999.
The argument ended in a vow to cooperate to create a searchable database for the users. This relates to the recent Pear Lyrics.
International Lyrics Server
The International Lyrics Server was a Swiss web site devoted to hosting song lyrics, entered and updated by its users worldwide. Begun in February 1997, it was hosting over 100,000 songs and receiving a million page views every day by its close in 1999. It is remembered as a pioneer of the concept...
that indexed lyrics
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
and made it searchable for its users. In 1997 Pascal founded the site and it became a success in two years. He was working as a network consultant in his home town Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, when he was sued by the music industry, specifically Harry Fox Agency
Harry Fox Agency
The Harry Fox Agency is the United States of America's largest agency collecting and distributing mechanical license fees on behalf of music publishers.-External links:*...
, Warner/Chappell Music Inc., and Polygram Music Publishing Inc. for copyright infringement in 1999.
The argument ended in a vow to cooperate to create a searchable database for the users. This relates to the recent Pear Lyrics.