Legal stance on Sound Choice and Stellar Records

[MEESTER HAM]

I too have had several DJ's ask me about the legal issues about Hoster.
I personally think it is BS, so I will continue to use Hoster. I have done business with Mtu since 1999 and will continue to do so. I have found that Mtu has always been behind their product and the Customers, so I'm, not letting some greedy company or companys scare me from sticking with Mtu.
By the way Mtu. I have a copy of Sound Choice and Stellars press release on their allagations. I will gladly send you a copy if you would like.

[admin]

Originally Posted by MEESTER HAM

By the way Mtu. I have a copy of Sound Choice and Stellars press release on their allagations. I will gladly send you a copy if you would like.

Go ahead and post it here, as a post, or an attachment to a post.

I think we may have them from a web site in Az, but where things are going, I need a solid copy of the original. If you would, also post the path they took to get to you as best you can. Our Lawyers will want to know.

[quaizywabbit]

Subject : Re: Commercial use of purchased media

January 24, 2007

Thank you . . .

. . . for contacting me about copyright law. I appreciate that you have taken the time to communicate your views and concerns with me.

I understand your concern about the current copyright system and the ability to use purchased media in different formats. Should related legislation come before the U.S. Senate for a vote, I will keep your views in mind, and share your thoughts on this issue with my colleagues who serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Thank you again for contacting me. Please feel free to contact me whenever I can be of assistance to you or your family.

Sincerely,

Debbie Stabenow

United States Senator

If we all made our wishes/concerns known to our elected officials, perhaps the law wouldn't be subject to interpretation.....

[Lonman]

That must be a standard response, I got something very similar from our senator about a year ago.

[jaddams]

WOW!

Jon

[Lonman]

Originally Posted by admin

Go ahead and post it here, as a post, or an attachment to a post.

I think we may have them from a web site in Az, but where things are going, I need a solid copy of the original. If you would, also post the path they took to get to you as best you can. Our Lawyers will want to know.

Here is the link to the letter they supposedly sent out in Phoenix - again on ONE little retailer only. No where else is this letter been posted (as far as I can find). Even the actual press releases are only posted on this ONE retailers site. It's not even on SC or POP HIts own sites.
Anway, here is the link.

http://karaokestar.com/sounchoiccea.html

Even though it seems like scare tactics, i'm willing to bet that many bars that get this wouldn't care if the karaoke had all originals or not & would drop karaoke altogether rather than take a chance.

[kilith]

Originally Posted by Lonman

Here is the link to the letter they supposedly sent out in Phoenix - again on ONE little retailer only. No where else is this letter been posted (as far as I can find). Even the actual press releases are only posted on this ONE retailers site. It's not even on SC or POP HIts own sites.
Anway, here is the link.

http://karaokestar.com/sounchoiccea.html

Even though it seems like scare tactics, i'm willing to bet that many bars that get this wouldn't care if the karaoke had all originals or not & would drop karaoke altogether rather than take a chance.

Maybe someone should send them the legal findings by MTU and do it on letter head. That way they can spred the news to their area and stop this SC bs

[admin]

I discussed with our research lawyer whether MTU had legal rights to sue for "restraint of trade". She said NO. They were expressing their "Freedom of Speech" First Amendment right to state their "opinion". That really got my goat.

SO... MTU will be issuing a Press Release of our own before too long. We are getting Microstudio 4.000 announcement emails out to everyone now. Then, we'll do the Press Release. I won't stoop to SC and Stellar's level, but rather state that their PR (and I'll quote the URL to the two copies on our web site) is strickly an opinion and has no power of law behind it. I will include the link to our paid for legal reseach in the Press Release so everything is provided for anyone who wants to post it wherever they want to. We want the Karaoke industry to know that MTU is fighting for them.

Personally, I think SC and Stellar are preparing to release some new product, and thus are trying to damage our image. Instead, we will fight against their attacks. For example, this Nashville Post article documents that Stellar Records has been making illegal songs for quite a while. Any Host who buys these illegal songs, and plays them... is acting illegally. Thus, if you buy Sound Choice (also has been sued for illegal copyright infringement) or Stellar songs, then you have an excellent chance that BECAUSE of those purchases and playing those songs, you ARE being illegal.

So... would you buy from a producer who keeps getting sued by the Record Labels?

[jaddams]

Admin:

Great article from the Nashville Post, thank you for posting the link. Quite an eye opener.

Regards,

Jon

[ddouglass]

Here is a second article from the Nashville Post and Stellar is named as defendant again. This is just last October.

[bowfishn]

Thanks again Admin for looking out for our intrests.