Legal or illegal

[RandyMcCharles]

Yes, this does worry me Especially as I have not kept all my karaoke purchase receipts.

[Musicman51]

Robster,

Just curious as to what the penalties/fines are for DJ's/KJ's that are not licensed, or are kinda illegal?

I don't know...but i'll tell ya this. With fees like that, i'll bet not many KJs are making any money there..lol I went out this past weekend with a nice young lady, and we decided to visit some private clubs that advertised karaoke. I was shocked to find, that 3 we visited that advertised in the newspaper they had karaoke, owned their own karaoke machines. Had members of the club volunteer a turn to run karaoke after the fish fry, and to add insult to misery. Many members brought in there own mostly copied disc, and also donated copied disc to the club. When i made out my singer slip to go up and sing i had no idea, untill i saw the "Memorex" karaoke disc being loaded into a very slow to cue VocoPro DVD/Karaoke machine. Seems now it's not just kj's, but clubs getting into the illegal disc situation. perhaps it's the economy?

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by Musicman51

I don't know...but i'll tell ya this. With fees like that, i'll bet not many KJs are making any money there..lol I went out this past weekend with a nice young lady, and we decided to visit some private clubs that advertised karaoke. I was shocked to find, that 3 we visited that advertised in the newspaper they had karaoke, owned their own karaoke machines. Had members of the club volunteer a turn to run karaoke after the fish fry, and to add insult to misery. Many members brought in there own mostly copied disc, and also donated copied disc to the club. When i made out my singer slip to go up and sing i had no idea, untill i saw the "Memorex" karaoke disc being loaded into a very slow to cue VocoPro DVD/Karaoke machine. Seems now it's not just kj's, but clubs getting into the illegal disc situation. perhaps it's the economy?

Prime candidate for lawsuit.

[RandyMcCharles]

If that bar was here in urban Canada, the karaoke would be shut down immediately and the bar would pay huge fines. If I took a Memorex CD into a bar no KJ would play it. I'm currently trying to determine if they would play a purchased backing track. I suspect many wouldn't take the risk.

[Musicman51]

I agree, and it's going to get worse up here. I am from the state with the #1 highest unemployment in the nation, been that way for a few years now. And i have seen up around here, where the authorities are getting very lax about a lot of things up here. We have a lady govenor from canada, who doesn't even know how to balance a state budget, been at it for months on the backs of school children, and the elderly. So a law suit? never gonna happen dale. read in the paper recently, of a fella up here, getting stopped for an open alcoholic container in a moving motor vehicle. The cop poured out the booze, gave a warning, and let the unemployed auto worker continue on his merry way. The officer is of course, suspened for 60 days, with pay. Then it's business as usual. I bet someone who would either hear the lawsuit, bring the lawsuit, or dismiss such a lawsuit would most likely be a member of one of these national fraternal clubs. Like i said...business as usual.

I'm currently trying to determine if they would play a purchased backing track. I suspect many wouldn't take the risk.

now that's just a wee bit over kill.