Sound Choice now selling pre- ripped songs.

[Lonman]

That's your perogative. I have all the discs as well, and they are what our singers want. I have no problems with a company trying to recoup money from pirates. And if a legit company with discs gets a letter of intent and has to show discs - then so be it.

[Musicman51]

It's old news, not going to rehash it over still again. It's not so much what they are doing, as how. They have stirred up more problems in the karaoke community, then they could ever hope to fix. I have seen clubs completly drop karaoke out of fear of lawsuits...nope...they are not the only product on the market. We are getting by ..thanks but no thanks. I also have included a page in my song books,letting it be known, that as of the first of the year, i will even discontinue playing customers sound choice disc, so they better start looking for an alternative manu, or pick a different song. Sound choice is history...lets drop it.

[Lonman]

It will be interesting for kj's that pull discs out of fear when Stellar, Chartbuster and Zoom follow suit (pun intended). Again, i'm not going to worry, i've already talked with people that have been through the audit without a hitch, it's not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. But no there is no need to argue the point anymore, those who don't agree will quit buying/using them, those who do will continue (I know one company around here that actually lost customers because he pulled his SC discs) - I personally completely back their stance and will continue as long as get new music. Right now I own maybe 80% of their library so there really is nothing more I need to buy at this time, but when and if the time comes they get their download site going - which is rumored to happen by the end of this year, I will get the songs I need from them first choice.

Back to the OP, this new GEM series is intended for kj's that want a library for their computer legally without having to resort to purchasing an illegal drive of the internet and then paying higher fees if caught. This set is not designed for the already established legal kj that already has all the SC discs to begin with. Just phase one in their move to the digital age for kj's.

[Musicman51]

You can sit there and try as hard as you want to cast sound choice in a favorable light, and as the victim here. But they have ruined their own reputation with the karaoke community, by their own doings. And further threatning the karaoke community just proves my point. The majority of us say, no thanks...we're get by...keep'em ick....

[ddouglass]

Ok the information is there and the pros and cons so I am closing this before it gets ugly.