shironet.mako.co.il, also known as Shironet (), is an Israeli website that presents the
lyrics
Lyrics are words that make up a song, usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a "libretto" and their writer, ...
of
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...
songs.
It is the largest of its kind.
It also presents lyrics of non-Hebrew songs,
trivia
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Modern usage of the term ''trivia'' dates to the 1960s, when college students introduced question-and-answer contests to their universities. A board game, ''Trivial Purs ...
puzzle
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s,
ringtone
A ringtone is the sound made by a telephone to indicate an incoming telephone call. Originally referring to the sound of electromechanical striking of bells or gongs, the term refers to any sound by any device alerting of an incoming call.
On p ...
s,
video clips, general information about Israeli musicians,
picture
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s of Israeli musicians, ads of concerts, and
internet forums. Shironnet complies with
copyright
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laws and pays ACUM (the association of Israeli song creators that represents poets, composers, and lyricists) for each entry to a lyrics webpage or a video clip webpage, in order to pass the payments to the artists.
History
Shironet was established in 2002 as a "
pirate website" that presented lyrics without paying for them. However, since 2003 it works legally.
In 2003, Israeli composer and lyricist
Naomi Shemer
Naomi Shemer (; July 13, 1930 – June 26, 2004) was a leading Israeli musician and songwriter, hailed as the "first lady of Israeli song and poetry." Her song " Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" ("Jerusalem of Gold"), written in 1967, became an unoffic ...
had Shironet remove all her songs' lyrics.
After many requests from the website, the lyrics were added again by her heirs in 2006.
In 2006
Assaf Amdorski also had his lyrics removed from Shironet.
In 2012 was purchased by
Keshet Broadcasting, the biggest Israeli media provider and became a part of the Keshet's website
mako
, better known by the mononym name Mako (sometimes stylised MAKO), is a Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actress, singing, singer and a member of the band Bon-Bon Blanco, in which her prominent role is as the maraca player. She has also perf ...
.
References
External links
* {{official, https://shironet.mako.co.il/
Israeli music websites