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Sorry if this has been hashed out before, but
1. Are these cdgs legit?
2. Are they any good for the newer songs?
thanks.......jr

Doubtful they were ever legit, but I do not think they still produce anyway. Probably reincarnated to something else like Fast Trax or some other iffy company.

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It seems tracks only become "iffy", from an operator's standpoint, when someone is allowed to "regulate" the industry. Is that what u folks want to see happen, and in many ways, is it already happening?!?!? And of course I use the word "industry" loosely since it seems it is made up of mostly individual contractors...

problem is not enough regulation, and then no one knows what's legit or not!

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It's all good!

It seems that it would be a precedent-setting level of regulation in a relatively unimportant area, one that would certainly have Ronald Reagan turning over in his grave...

In reply to the OP, Karaoke Kurrents is made by SuperCore, who have been around quite awhile. They also make All Country Hits. The track quality is what I call high medium. They may not match CB for country, MM for Doo-Wop, or DK or Zoom for pop, but are way above Stellar's generic karaoke.

They used to mfr. here, but I believe they have moved production to the Asian area.

As for legitimacy, my answer is that they are as "legit" as any other mfr- no more or less- simply because virtually all mfrs. have run into licensing problems at one time or another. On the plus side, I don't remember seeing any suits against SuperCore, but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened.

I am quite comfortable using SuperCore, KJ Tools ( a label that SuperCore bought out), Karaoke Kurrents, and All Country Hits.

If you are PC based, I would be fairly certain that they are not interested in bothering their customers as some others do.

A CAVEAT: These labels have become some of the most counterfeited out there, simply because they still produce new hits with good quality. Be VERY CAREFUL when buying them. I have seen at least 4 different counterfeit label styles.

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I would be more inclined to believe a company licenses if they didn't change their name every couple years and actually had a way to contact them printed on the label somwhere. The majors may have had licensing issues at one time or another, but at least you could contact them.

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I use them on my second karaoke I think there ok, but I use sunfly hits For My First show

At this point, I don't believe that ANY karaoke producer has full licensing for all of their tracks- not one.

That being said, if one wants to host a karaoke show, one buys the music and hopes for the best.

As an ODB host, the worst thing that could happen to me is a Cease & Desist from a publisher- assuming they wish to get involved. If that happens, the game is over for all of us anyway.

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Thank you for the "nutshell" assessment...truly that is where things lie...