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Kind of a dumb question, but I'm curious:
On my Sweet Georgia Brown "21st Century Toolbox" set of CDGs, on the CDG itself is stamped:

"Federal Law Prohibits [copying yada yada]"

then it says:

"Not For Public Performance Unless Played At Full Volume".

What's this supposed to mean?
I was thinking it was a SGB attempt at a joke, but I know most DVDs and CD's licenses are usually "for personal use only, not for public peformance".
So, I guess SGB is waiving that limitation on their license?

Then my question becomes:

Is the licensing around other CDG's usually "not for Public Performance", like DVDs and CDs? IF so, are all the folks here that run a karaoke business using their copies/songs off CDGs in license violation?

A quick Google I get this:
What is a "Public Performance"?
Section 101 of the copyright law says that a performance is public if it is in a public place or if it is in any place if "a substantial number of persons outside of a normal circle of a family and its acquaintances" is gathered there.
(source: http://www.haverford.edu/av/copyright/pubperform.html)

So I guess karaoke in a bar is a public performance...

Me just being curious...

It basically mean they are making a joke of the law since they didn't obtain proper rights in the first place. However, if your club is paying their ASCAP/BMI/SESAC fees, it becomes an authorized performance for the club.

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Ah. I see; thanks.
So there are other reasons why SGB stuff is cheaper besides it being lower quality music