Downloadable Karaoke Songs

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Originally Posted by RandyMcCharles

Yes. There are links to IbackTracks and SingAnyTime. (I didn't expect 2 and stopped looking after finding iBackTracks). SingAnyTime has a clear license statement: personal use only. They also show who manufactured each track. I saw ASK & All Star, though possibly they have others.

I did the samething and didn't see the second link. Sorry Skybird.
As far as this license statement it is actually the samething that is stated on the CDs too. No one has questioned that statement for doing karaoke and no lawsuits have been charged for the way we use them.
With that said the question really is not how we use them, but whether they have gotten the song files from the existing CD vendors (buy a CD then sell the songs as downloads) with permission to sell them on line or have produced their own and paid the proper royalty fees through the musicians organizations. This is where the legality question comes into play.

Originally Posted by Skybird74

What is impressive to me is that they also value "quality" by recommending Hoster to their customers, even if they are a bit behind on their info. It's always true that you will pay more (retail price) for anything at a "store/distributor" than you will pay when buying anything directly from a "manufacturer/producer".

Not true. Most manufacturers set an MSRP (Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price) and it is usually higher than what most sell the item for. When they do that then the manufacturer's price is usually that price and everyone else is slightly lower or that price.
In the case of MTU, they do not have any authorized resellers so have not set a suggested retail price.