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GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!! You'll spend MONTHS OF TIME trying to even find out who holds the copyrights for you to pay. DON'T GO THERE! Leave it alone. You don't have the time to waste trying and probably failing... just my opinion after trying the same myself. You might try contacting the CDG disc manufacturer. They are ONE company who has alread paid royalties to produce the song. If they agree IN WRITING, then you are clear. BUT... don't make a SINGLE COPY over what you pay them for. Keep immaculate records, including times to start and stop duplication so you can prove how many you did make. Work aboveboard and folks are usually willing to work with you.
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Admin,
Thank you for the honest advice to my question. I tend to be conservative when it comes to these things. I would even be conservative on my local scene because even with small distibution of say 50 copies, it only takes one person who can turn everything upside down.
My conclusion at this time would be to do the
one-for-one copy of the song and have my client read and sign an agreement about the copyright. My client will sign this agreement freeing me from any liability to what they may choose to do after they leave my studio. The client will have a copy that they can personally make 50 copies of or hire someone else to do it but it will not be my responsibility.
Another scenareo is the musician who wants to re-make a song written by another songwriter and performed by another artist. In this case we will perform and record the music in my studio so there will be no karaoke CDG/manufacturer involved just the original people. This has been done many times in the past by other artists so I will most likely use a copyright attorney for this purpose.
Steve