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Author:  summergleason [ Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:55 am ]
Post subject:  Homemade Karaoke

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010/02/legality-of-making-your-own-karaoke-cds

This article is from 2010, maybe still good info to pass along?
Good read anyways.

Author:  Lonman [ Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: recording performances

summergleason wrote:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010/02/legality-of-making-your-own-karaoke-cds

This article is from 2010, maybe still good info to pass along?
Good read anyways.

See that article is kind of misleading. It mentions not to take that homemade Bon Jovi track to the bar because the bar may not have paid the performance rights (ASCAP/BMI/etc) for that song. But it makes it sound as if they DO pay their PRO fees, that would cover the homemade track as well. Since the bar has to pay those fees, they cannot just pay for one song, it's a blanket coverage for all songs played.

Author:  BruceFan4Life [ Wed Jan 30, 2013 2:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Homemade Karaoke

That's what I thought too, Lonnie. If the venue didn't pay their fees your homemade tracks are no different than a Sound Choice track. They will get fined for using either one of them. and if they pay their fees, the same thing applies. Both tracks would be okay to play as far as BMI and ASCAP were concerned.

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