Found this in the Karaoke Scene Forum:
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Hi, I am a karaoke manufacturer from England and here is what its like for a manufacturer in this country.
We have to submit a list of songs we wish to make on karaoke to MCPS who then send a form back to confirm which songs are registered with them. You can only produce tracks that are registered with them.
Once they give their approval the discs are made.
Because the backing tracks are not the original artist there are no other licences or permissions required.
Copyright of that disc belongs to the manufacturer and the rights of what happens to the disc also belongs to the manufacturer including format shifting.
MCPS say it is not their responsibility, so in response to this I have given permission for anyone who has an original Laughing Gnome Karaoke disc in the UK , to convert it to any format they choose.
Future discs will also have a statement on the sleeve confirming this.
That is what it is like here in the UK. Other manufacturers don't seem to want to allow people who have bought the original discs to be allowed to convert them, but we are in 2008 and they need to change with the times.
Just thought it may be of some interest. Their site: gnomekaraoke.co.uk
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Hi, I am a karaoke manufacturer from England and here is what its like for a manufacturer in this country.
We have to submit a list of songs we wish to make on karaoke to MCPS who then send a form back to confirm which songs are registered with them. You can only produce tracks that are registered with them.
Once they give their approval the discs are made.
Because the backing tracks are not the original artist there are no other licences or permissions required.
Copyright of that disc belongs to the manufacturer and the rights of what happens to the disc also belongs to the manufacturer including format shifting.
MCPS say it is not their responsibility, so in response to this I have given permission for anyone who has an original Laughing Gnome Karaoke disc in the UK , to convert it to any format they choose.
Future discs will also have a statement on the sleeve confirming this.
That is what it is like here in the UK. Other manufacturers don't seem to want to allow people who have bought the original discs to be allowed to convert them, but we are in 2008 and they need to change with the times.
Just thought it may be of some interest. Their site: gnomekaraoke.co.uk