Legal stance on Sound Choice and Stellar Records

[kilith]

yes it is good for us to know but yet we all know it will fall on deft ears when it comes to SC or Stellar. They will still say they know the laws and that what they say is law.

It is like I have said on their forums. There have never been any court cases to prove this is illegal. Another thing no matter how much you try to turn in people to SC when you know they are illegal SC sits on their butts and do nothing. Over 8 years of turning in the same person and company and nothing was ever done. So that tells you how much action SC would ever take against anyone anyways.

[admin]

Originally Posted by kilith

yes it is good for us to know but yet we all know it will fall on deft ears when it comes to SC or Stellar. They will still say they know the laws and that what they say is law.

It is like I have said on their forums. There have never been any court cases to prove this is illegal. Another thing no matter how much you try to turn in people to SC when you know they are illegal SC sits on their butts and do nothing. Over 8 years of turning in the same person and company and nothing was ever done. So that tells you how much action SC would ever take against anyone anyways.

I can understand why you say this first paragraph. However, in 2003 when we paid for the first legal research, they were intimidating HOSTS/KJs and CONSUMERS with KAPA, which is now inactive. They ceased bothering people because our research gave them a clear picture of what SC was saying "is the law", was only their opinion and was NOT the law.

Now SC is trying to intimidate the Venue owners who hire HOSTS/KJs into believing if the discs aren't present and used, it is illegal and "we will sue you." SC is afraid to sue because, as this latest research proves, there is significant court case law against them winning where the songs in use have been paid for.

Now, on the other hand, if they truly want to help the industry, then the would go after the truly illegal operators who steal or copy discs without buying them. Or after those who pay $400 on eBay for a hard drive with 35,000 songs on it and say "I bought my songs". These are the ones who need to be shut down. But to say it is illegal to play from a hard drive is clearly in error, and this latest legal research disproves that MYTH.