How do I protect my Songs?

[cidvalue]

That sounds great! I would pay for it in a flash at that price!

[SteveD]

I would be very interested in this as I have had two KJ's basically steal all of my music within the last six months. These are both very sophisticated computer users who could circumvent most of the normal speedbumps.

This would be very beneficial to people running companies with more than one Karaoke system.

Originally Posted by admin

MTU has been working towards a program called CRYPTO(tm) for several years. We have the technology right now to do this, but Vista has taken all our time this year.

1. It would lock all your KMA files to a SongCode installed on THAT computer. A SongCode would be like our Registration Codes to unlock our software. They would only install on probably ONE computer, and you, the owner would be the only one who could install and register it, and only when bought through your MTU Store account. We have done a lot of thinking and coding for this, and it WOULD BE absolutely protected. No one would ever use your encrypted KMA files, except... on the computer that SongCode is installed on... i.e., they'd have to steal the entire computer to use these encrypted KMA files.

2. We could require a SongCode to "re-register" at the mtu.com web site every 3-4 months to continue running, with significant warnings that time is running out so you'd never have it shut down on you. Once the 4 months was reached, it would cease to run. As soon as the computer was on-line, the SongCode would automatically re-register when Hoster ran. This way, if they steal the computer, it will stop running within 3-4 months. Since we can disable a RegCode (or SongCode), preventing it from being installed (or from continuing to run in the case of a SongCode), we could terminate the thief's use of the equipment.

3. You would need a "universal" backup of your un-encrypted master KMA files to create a new "locked" version.

4. We would modify Hoster to use the encrypted files using the SongCode for part of the decription (we go WAY WAY WAY beyond simple encryption ).

5. This would absolutely prevent someone from USING your KMA files from a CRYPTO + Hoster system.

6. MTU's Songverter software would NOT recognize the encrypted KMA files, and neither would any other converter that ever appears on the market.


We would need to sell CRYPTO for at least $250. It could run on ALL computers you have bought and installed YOUR Hoster RegCodes on, and yes, it would require the computers to be on-line to run CRYPTO, but not to run Hoster.

There is a very limited market for this technology, and it will be expensive to develop and test. Each SongCode would have to be purchased... I don't know the price we'd charge per use, but it must be reasonable or you won't buy it.

Who is interested and willing to pay this?

[billyo]

what about some of us that dont' have anybody working for 'em, do we have to pay too..?

[ddouglass]

It is a separate add-in Admin is talking about not something everyone will have to buy. If you don't need it then you don't get it.

[SteveD]

I would also be interested in the ability to locate a stolen computer with Hoster installed on it that would email an IP address of where it is running, every time it is connected to the internet if stolen.

[ddouglass]

That would be nice to have, but think about it. If they steal your computer, they don't know your logon and will probably wipe it or sell it as is and someone else will wipe it.

[billyo]

Originally Posted by SteveD

I would also be interested in the ability to locate a stolen computer with Hoster installed on it that would email an IP address of where it is running, every time it is connected to the internet if stolen.

maybe you can install gps on your laptops, i work for the local gov't and and we have laptops on our vehicles with gps on 'em, but then if your files are on and ext. drive, they can just unplugged them from your laptop take it home and copy them..unless your entire system is in a roadcase and your hhd is cased in and bolted inside the roadcase..if these people wanted to steal or copy your files they would find a way to do it..it's a losing battle..

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by billyo

...if these people wanted to steal or copy your files they would find a way to do it..it's a losing battle..

This is the main reason why I have not added a second rig to my business.

My concept is this:

When you hire Madjim's Karaoke, you get Madjim, not his song collection run by another person.

If you buy Coke you get Coke, Not Pepsi in a Coke can.

Jim

[billyo]

My concept is this:

When you hire Madjim's Karaoke, you get Madjim, not his song collection run by another person.

If you buy Coke you get Coke, Not Pepsi in a Coke can.

Jim

yup. same here. im in so. fla and i have close friends that does karaoke too, and if i have a private party to do,and unable to do my gig that night, i ask them if they are free that night to do it for me and vice versa , and they use theire on gears , and they will also keep what ever i money i was supposed to get, no percentage, that's how much we trust each others..the key word is "TRUST "