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[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

Do they have a license/agreement with the producer to sell that item for download?

Dale,
This is what the only company I buy MP3+G's from has posted on their web site:

"This MP3+G Collection is legally licensed for distribution from Karaoke Monthly, ZOOM Entertainments, and Forever Hits."

If this staement is proved to be a lie, I will take the hit and delete all of the tracks I purchased from them in a effort to stay legal. Until this is proven I will take them at their word that they are selling the tracks legaly.

I believe that a everybody should be VERY careful when purchasing karaoke files over the internet but I don't believe they should be forced to buy a dying format. Remember "Sound Tubes", "Vinal Records", "Reel To Reels" and "Eight Track Tapes"? All of these formats dissapeared because of advances in technology as discs will one day.

I recenty paid $4 per track ($70 for fifteen songs) for a custom disc from Sound Choice and IT WILL NOT RUN IN MY CD+G PLAYER! Thank GOD I could import the tracks into Hoster as KMA files and use them. If other companiers are selling their tracks for as little as $.99 each, where is the other $3 going? Sound Choice doesn't want to hurt their "Cash Cow" so they are tyring to scare us into using a format that they can't even get to work consistantly. (I'm sure they are using the cheapest blank disc they can find.)

I agree with you Dale that we should only deal with reputable companies and we should research them before we purchase tracks from them. I contacted the copmany I buy MP3+G's from and they assured me that they have the right to sell the karaoke tracks they make available. I don't see where I can do more.

If I can order music files directly from the original producer (Sound Choice, Chartbuster, etc.) then again they have the copyright and distribution rights.

Just to make a point Dale, how do we know they have the copyright and ditribution rights? Because they tell us they do, just like the company I buy MP3+G's from tells us they have the right to legaly sell us the karaoke tracks they make available. We can only take them at their word and deal with them in good faith.

Disscution about this subject is needed for the karaoke industry as a whole to move forward. We will adapt as we have to. Thanks for the great response!

Jim