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There is a really simple solution to that problem.

If you don't want to be audited, don't media-shift your SC content.

Nah. I'll just wait for a threatening letter.

One would think that a huge company NEEDS to be watched, not a one person company. NOTHING excuses the behavior of Sound Choice.

Because these are private businesses. Some of us don't want VENDOR intervention in our business. We provide a service of playing music. It's not like we have massive safety concerns like construction companies. It's not like we have health concerns like food service and healthcare. We play music. You are putting WAY too much importance into what we do. We play music for drunk people to sing. Certification may be useful if it were a centralized agency that took care of certification. But being certified by one or two mfrs isn't even fair business practice. Asking people to get certified by Sound Choice at a criteria for getting work is ridiculous, and gives advantage ONLY to Sound Choice, since we don't know what is ahead for CB, and no other company cares about certification. I think it's time you wake up and truly look around. Sound Choice is just looking out for their own interests with these certifications. And you people are falling for it.

@Bazza, I wouldn't be out for vengeance on EVERY KJ out there. That is what SC is doing.

Every KJ? Huh, yeah, I think not! Every KJ that stole their music, bought a hard drive, traded libraries, multirig on one set - yes! Remember this line - Open your eyes Bro!

Plus those that their inspectors make mistakes about, and those that shifted. Then they charge the KJ to PROVE he/she is legit. So, yes, EVERY KJ! Open YOUR eyes, Bro!

Mistakes happen in any form of day to day life - deal with it!
Don't want to pay, don't shift and play off of cd!
Yes they charge for audits only of those who shifted - you don't like it, don't shift! Bottom line!
So you only see what you WANT to see!

EVERY KJ who performs SC karaoke songs from a computer is fair game to them. They make no distinction between those who are 1:1 compliant with legally purchased music and those who bought a loaded hard drive of pirated songs. The only criteria they need to name you in a law suit is that you display their logo from any other media than the original disc.

I don't know. Sounds like you are in love, to me. Sound Choice can really do no wrong in your eyes. I believe that even if they got sued for some infringement of their own you would defend them tooth and nail. There is no company on this planet that is so wonderful that I would defend everything they do. As a matter of fact, MOST, if not ALL companies are, in some way, corrupt, including your precious Sound Choice.

Sure, but they only want to 'sue' those that never bought a disc. If a kj shows their discs, suit dismissed. So that is not EVERY kj!

No, but if they show their discs AFTER getting named they get to pay $500 for that, now. $500 to prove their own innocence. That is a pretty corrupt practice, right there, if you ask me.

Gee then maybe they shouldn't have been so stubborn or under the belief that nothing was going to happen to them and subbmitted for their audit before it came down to that. Although I have heard they were planning on raising has anybody actually been charged that after being named? I'd like to hear from one before assuming that policy is actually in effect.

Yep i've said that in the past not every host knows, however at least in this area, SC DID send all kinds of literature to the venues & kj's in the area regarding what was possibly was going to happen as far as lawsuits, so they do try to inform as many as possible before filing anything.

They have sent nothing in this direction.

Maybe they haven't been in your area yet.