karaokeniagarafalls wrote:
Yes and no. Depending on the laws governed in your territory for one and also granted permission from the manufacturer of the disk.
Back in the day when cassette tapes were introduced... shortly after they introduced Cassette tape recorders. Just because it is illegal to copy, doesn't mean they will "enforce" evolution in technology.
In Canada there is a "Digital" license you can acquire that allows you to "Rip" your disks to hard drive but with karaoke permission from the manufacture of the product is a definite requirement before you "Rip"
Cheers!
Back in the day when cassette tapes were introduced... shortly after they introduced Cassette tape recorders. Just because it is illegal to copy, doesn't mean they will "enforce" evolution in technology.
In Canada there is a "Digital" license you can acquire that allows you to "Rip" your disks to hard drive but with karaoke permission from the manufacture of the product is a definite requirement before you "Rip"
Cheers!
That is really interesting to know, thank you
. A few years ago I used to run an Internet Radio Station via a host on Shoutcast. I paid a set fee each month which was the £20 ($40 Canadian) & this included a fee to the PRS. I unfortunately had to stop as the PRS stopped the deal & wanted me to pay over £500 per year for the license, this I didn't have the means to do so as the station was run from home and was completely non profit. So do have a small bit idea of licensing in the UK, so would dread to think how much they charge Karaoke professionals here. But then we do have the TV License here as well. So licenses everywhere. 
