:? I can see that some legal hosts mainly the cheerleaders, feel that all these legal actions will help our struggling industry. Could It be that it will have a negative effect? That venues will drop karaoke as entertainment because of all the legal problems involved. I think this whole court process could further depress an industry that is already on the ropes. What do you think?

NOTHING will help until the pirates start getting put in jail. They're criminals. Treat them that way.

In my market, there has been no negetive effect from what I can tell. In fact it has helped my business. I has a new singer attending my show tell me the other location (that is in litigation with CB) she used to attend nolonger has all the songs she likes to sing. Plus (added bonus for me), she says my system is better than theirs, and they are know as a 6 nights a week karaoke bar.

So, now as I see it the is in fact an upswing in my business as a direct result of the lawsuits. On the other hand, if there is a market where the kjs ar all pirating their music and there are no legal host to fill the void then I can see where karaoke might decline.

Added thought: To date, none of the locations that have been named in suits have stopped having karaoke but 1 that I am aware of (I will check to see if my information is correct). I have been contacted by 2 other locations about my services but were unable to work with them becaust i was already booked.

Thanks rumbolt for shining light on the TRUTH in your area as a direct result of the lawsuits brought by Chartbuster & Sound Choice in your area.

I don't understand why you think karaoke as an industry is struggling. Where I live it's more popular than it's ever been. Hell, you can choose about ten different places to sing on any given night within a 15 mile radius.

I really don't think these lawsuits are going to have an impact either way. Cheerleading from the sidelines, I wish it would but the piracy problem is so HUGE that it may be too little too late. For every lawsuit filed against a suspected pirate, two more pop up around the corner. I think the manus need more resources.

I don't believe the lawsuits were ever about helping the industry rather than to recoup monies lost to the manus via piracy stole from them. Who can blame them?
To me if it puts a pirate on a more equal level (or actually less really) as far as selection, then so be it - prefer that they go out of business, and some still may.

These are the loyal customers and yet they are treated with scorn and contempt!

So if the manus are not about helping the industry why are all the hosts so willing to help them, recoup the monies, to the point of submitting to audits, and the final insult paying for them? These are the loyal customers and yet they are treated with scorn and contempt! I can blame the manus for not keeping up on the advances in technology, and keeping their own product safe until it was too late. Now these self same manus want the loyal customers to foot the bill for their foolishness. It is time we all sit down and try to salvage what we can from this unholy alliance.

I am a loyal customer and have been treated with nothing but respect & kindness. Then again I pay for their products.

I am a loyal customer and have been treated with nothing but respect & kindness. Then again I pay for their products.

Another reason this needs to stop is the effect on the singers and the general population. Singers seem to feel entitled to have every song and they don't care how. They have their own "practice/party" hard drives at home and anyone who is perceived as wanting to rock the free music boat will find singers mobilizing against them. Yes, that has actually happened to us. People seem to think that now that there is internet, everything can be had for free and if it can be had, then it should be had. It makes it hard to get a price for ANYTHING that is created.

In my market, there has been no negetive effect from what I can tell. In fact it has helped my business. I has a new singer attending my show tell me the other location (that is in litigation with CB) she used to attend nolonger has all the songs she likes to sing. Plus (added bonus for me), she says my system is better than theirs, and they are know as a 6 nights a week karaoke bar.

So, now as I see it the is in fact an upswing in my business as a direct result of the lawsuits. On the other hand, if there is a market where the kjs ar all pirating their music and there are no legal host to fill the void then I can see where karaoke might decline.

Added thought: To date, none of the locations that have been named in suits have stopped having karaoke but 1 that I am aware of (I will check to see if my information is correct). I have been contacted by 2 other locations about my services but were unable to work with them becaust i was already booked.