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HUH?? I rip music from CDs all the time, using iTunes. I don't pay anything extra.

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I can't remember what I paid for the software to remove the DRM but it wasn't alot. I think it was around $20. I was able to unlock mine and my wife's with it so I came out ahead. Of course Itunes didn't offer DRM free music or the option to unlock at the time but they had said DRM free was in the works.

Again, the point is, DRM is pretty much a waste of money and technical investment because someone will figure out how to crack it.

We are talking about music purchased from ITunes. They used to make it proprietary to your ITunes account using DRM.

I haven't used it for a while but if I remember correctly, the last time I downloaded content to my computer, there were different brands besides DigiTrax such as Sunfly and MM. I can't remember what else. So, you had a choice of different versions. Don't know if they're still offering those or other brands since like I said, I haven't used it for a while.

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does anyone know if Digitrax got rid of all the stage stars stuff?

-james

MM isn't exactly one of those brands that get me excited in any manner. Sunfly was pulled from their download site so would imagine the same for the drive.

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correct. DT is the only label left on KC.

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I always wondered how they got the rights to distribute DK through KaraokeCloud.

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Who said anything about rights? You mean they are required?

I think the DRM is smart as far as controlling the distribution and stopping pirates from making multiple copies. SoundChoice should have done this a long time ago when they were in business. They would all be billionaires by now.

There are several reasons why what you're suggesting wasn't realistic.

First, no DRM scheme can both allow legitimate access to data and prevent piracy. At some point, the data has to be unencrypted to be useful, and at that point, it can be captured, DRM-free.

Second, SC did attempt to implement a DRM scheme in the early 2000s. Some CDs were released with DRM protection known as MediaCloQ. It was worse than useless, because it both failed to prevent piracy (it could be bypassed) and made it impossible for some CD+G players to play the discs.

Third, Sound Choice is still in business.

What we have found is that contractual obligations, the prospect of severe sanctions for piracy, and effective tracing methods are the most realistic and effective anti-piracy measures.

Then why is it working for Digitrax KaraokeCloudPro and KaraFun? Why can't Pep just DO IT too?

Digitrax has no DRM
Karaoke Cloud Pro is rental music which requires PCDJ Karaoki which very few hosts use and most do not want to switch to, plus songs can go away at any time making book keeping a monthly task to DELETE songs, not just add.
Karafun requires the exact same thing except it requires Karafun software.

being bottlenecked into underfeatured software tu use a rental library of ever changing size (plus and minus) is not what pro's use, so i think it take more thought than just copying KCP and KF.

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I used to use PCDJ Karaoki. I hated it. Damn thing crashed constantly, OR it would lose it's sound. Now I use Karma.

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forwarning... be carefull using Karma, I've used it myself as my primary software. One day (Most likeley at the beginning of a new show) you will boot up karma and all of the sudden you will get .Net framework error. easy fix was to unhide windows c:"program Data" and look for Karma and delete it.

Then reinstall and re-register the program. But lately started doing the damn .net error again after fresh install. Forget about support because they absolutely Suck!!!

Try to have a backup... just sayin'... because that software put me through hell and back.

I've written this many times. You do not have to use the latest version if you don't need to. I am using XP Pro 32 bit and Karma 2014.9.1. I only recently went to this version. I have been running flawlessly for years now. Not a single problem of any kind. The only things that are missing by using an older version are the reports.

Never had a problem with MTU Hoster. Only shut downs I ever had were due to computer failure & they've always had me up & running the next day!

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I already went through that. Since I updated to the latest version, all has been well. I know the customer service sucks. Latshaw is an (@$%&#!).

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and the award for understatement of the year goes to.............

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The bulk of Karma problems come from PEBKAC errors. It is actually a very stable platform so long as the machine it is used on isn't being used for a bunch of other things that require additional software.

I have 12 licenses for Karma and still can't imagine using any other application to run shows. I test CompuHost and Hoster twice a year or any time they have a major update just to keep an open mind. I also test anything else I run across and to date, Karma is still the easiest to install and learn. It has all of the required features but few other bells and whistles.

Regarding DRM..... There is no effective way to apply DRM and maintain portability and accessibility. That is the big problem with DRM. You sacrifice user experience for security which prevents adoption. It's a no win situation.

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