You as an internet user or as an Ubu consumer have no inherent right of access to our intellectual property. It is our art and we choose how it's presented. We provide whatever information we decide is useful. We have good reasons for not printing the lyrics. Nonetheless, the policy has always been that if you ask for lyrics we will send the most recent.
Lyrics are now available at the Reference page .
We have gotten tired of the whole issue and sometimes it's just easier to give up. So the same applies to the net - blanket licenses are issued and people are allowed to do it, and pay the royalties accordingly. This is more applicable to 'net radio', obviously. The performance of the record is more difficult - up until recently there was no agreement in the US on royalties for phonographic performance. But we have no power to stop CD retailers using clips.