Is it legal?

[gpayne]

I have Microstudio and have used it to create karaoke songs using the original music and eliminating vocals. However, I do so only for personal use as I do not know for sure what the legal issues are. None of the karaoke CD+G's I have bought are by the original artists and so I fear the vocal reduced versions I make are not legal for use in my shows as I do not have permission to use the audio. I would buy it anyway becuase I would like the ability to do it even if just for my personal use. This might not be the right forum for this question but does anyone have any thoughts on this.

gpayne