Just some random observations concerning the bevy of topics lately:
Some of this thinking makes me wonder if delusion has set in concerning the existence of antitrust in this country. Protecting rights and exploiting them are two different things...
If karaoke was important enough in the grand scheme of the publishers' world, it seems that they would have considered making it conditional as part of the rights given to the publishers for licensing purposes...
Protecting the original works of copyright holders is very important, and because of that, I am very surprised that karaoke even exists AT ALL!