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I know you aren't talking about me. I could never be accused of cheer leading for the karaoke companies.

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I am the ONLY SANE 1 HERE

Not all of the website is gone.

I was thinking about starting a KJ business with the streaming service & that page is still there.

http://www.chartbusterkaraoke.com/streaming

All of the website is still there if you know which extention on the HTML to type in.

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Or have the right tools. Something like websnake.

Moving this to the legalities area where it belongs.

Kinda reminds me of June of '08 (or was it May) when Panorama (Top Hits Monthly) went out of business from losing a huge lawsuit for not getting permission or paying royalties to the artists, not to mention they were also sued by Stellar. They didn't go down as a result of KJ's, they went down as a result of their own piracy. They may not be gone COMPLETElY, they may just start going after bootleg KJ's to recoup the money they just lost to CAVS.

I'm still going to find the actual DISKS to buy..... I run a CAVS system and I would hate to think of what would happen if it ever died & I didn't have the disks to re-load if I had to. It would be a nightmare.

Not sure how I feel about having bought the "12,000" hard drive and the certification that came with it. I guess I will have to see if the cert. carries any weight or benefits down the line. I was told the new company will renew certifications when they are due (yearly?). I have a year to see if it's worth keeping. I think a labeled certified drive and all copies of disk and SD card media are enough proof that I am legitimate to any court, don't need to pay $199 for additional proof if that's all it is.

the cert was not to prove your legality, it is the yearly fee to use CB material on a computer. that is why it needs to be renewed yearly weather you purchased new tracks or not. if you don't renew it, you can not use CB material on a computer.

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They sold me (and others) hard drives. How else would we use them? Or are you only talking about material originally sold on disks?

I bought a drive with their music on it, the cert was a bonus. Since I am using the music in accordance to the format it was provided on, I have no further obligation to pay for it's use. Unlike the GEM, which is licensed, the 12000+ Drive is not. I own the 12000+ music and as long as I play it from that drive, I am set.

What comes into question are the Charbuster Discs that I have ripped done because I was given persmission to do so as a part of the bonus certification. I have already started breaking those out for easy removal at the end of my certification period in the event DigiTrax pulls the plug or modifies certification in a manner I don't agree with.

-Chris

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-Chris

Chris, please tell me you backed up those 12,000 songs. CB even said that they are not responsible for lost or damaged songs if that drive should fail.

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I am the ONLY SANE 1 HERE

Please.....give me SOME credit.

-Chris

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-Chris

I just wanted to make sure that you weren't being THAT much of a good boy.

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I am the ONLY SANE 1 HERE

We three (four?) don't often agree....but we agree on this.

Well, Digitrax is actually protecting their own label by using a cover corporation to front for them while doing the dirty work- not more honest, but certainly smarter than SC.

BTW- if you read any of the SC lawsuits, you find this line:

Slep-Tone IS (my emphasis) one of the leading manufacturers of karaoke accompaniment tracks

Note the "is". Was, maybe- but IS? An absolute pile included in the lawsuit itself. Credibility?

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"No Contests, No Divas, Just A Good Time!"

" Disc based and loving it..."

You're buyin'.....



Just sayin'...

I received the below e-mail tonight from the CompuHost (Karaokeware) people who supported that HD Pro Drive. Hopefully this helps

Dear Chartbuster KJ Media Pro HD User,

It's with great sadness that we must advise you that effective May 10, 2012, Big Mama Digital Entertainment Inc., also known as Chartbuster Karaoke, will be closing its doors permanently. Chartbuster Karaoke has been an unequaled pioneer and contributor to the Karaoke industry for many years and they'll truly be missed. Unfortunately, their demise will obviously affect future access to their entire line of quality products and services, including their on-demand service marketed under the name "KJ Media Pro HD".

The existing Chartbuster library will be transferred to a new company, "DigiTrax Karaoke". As the name implies, DigiTrax will focus almost entirely on modern day digital delivery methods, utilizing technologies such as KJ Media Pro HD, Streaming, and other exciting new advancements for the future. Although their new website is not quite ready for primetime, please stop by and enroll in their mailing list at www.digitraxkaraoke.com .

We at Karaokeware, have been working diligently with both Chartbuster and DigiTrax with the goal of a seamless transition, hoping for little to no effect on end users. Unfortunately, very recent and unforeseen legal obstacles, culminating out of issues we were never made aware of, have complicated matters, and therefore may threaten and/or prolong what we had hoped to be a seamless and speedy transition. As a result of these recent and unexpected events, it may be necessary to suspend the KJ Media Pro HD service for an undetermined period of time while legal issues are addressed and resolved.

In the meantime, as already stated, Chartbuster Karaoke has been ordered to cease all operations effective May 10, 2012, including management of the KJ Media Pro HD accounts under their control and responsibility. Therefore, it's vitally important that you withdraw ALL credits from your online account(s) before May 10, 2012, preferably as soon as possible. Effective May 10, 2012, their accounting servers will be shutdown, and all credits remaining on account will be subject to forfeit.

Fortunately, we're excited to announce that upon completion of the transition, Karaokeware Inc. will be taking over full control of the technology, allowing us the opportunity to provide a more dependable, effective and convenient end user experience. However, until the transition is complete, the KJ Media Pro HD service remains under the full control and responsibility of Chartbuster Karaoke. Therefore any further questions or concerns you may have should be directed to them at orders@chartbusterkaraoke.com .

Once again...
PLEASE WITHDRAW ALL CREDITS CURRENTLY DEPOSITED IN YOUR ONLINE KJ MEDIA PRO HD ACCOUNT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN FORFEITURE OF ALL REMAINING CREDITS!

We'll continue to keep you posted as the transition progresses. Hopefully it will be short lived.

Sincerely,
Sales Team
Karaokeware Inc.

This message was sent to william.beasley@djbillybase.com from:
Karaokeware Inc. | 2250 NW 136 Ave
Suite 111 | Pembroke Pines, FL 33028

I bought the 12,000+ certified drive from Greg a couple weeks ago. No way will anyone be able to buy up the Chartbuster library at 22 cents a song ever again. That was a 'right place, right time' situation. I paid for it outright, no financing so it stays mine all mine.

Greg told me to make a copy to use at gigs and keep the original somewhere safe. The songs are all digitally watermarked with your account number so integrity is assured. You let it out in the wild and it will come back to bite you in the (@$%&#!).

Last year I bought into the Media Pro HD so I have that as well. I was going to use that system for updates so hopefully Digitrax will keep that system in place. It is a great system for getting new music on the fly.

After I got the letter posted above I immediately updated the Media Pro HD and transferred the credits onto my lappy so I'm good to go. I'm just going to sit back and let this all play out. Hopefully it will work out for everyone. I really hate to see such a major influence in the industry go through tough times. They don't deserve it.

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Ken Wilson
San Diego DJ & Karaoke

I have researched this thoroughly and find absolutely zero documentation stating use of the songs after purchase is subject to an annual licensing fee. What I DID find on the actual product was a statement saying that you own it.



in addition I specifically asked Greg about this and he confirmed once you purchase the drive, it is yours to use forever.

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Ken Wilson
San Diego DJ & Karaoke

Correct. Functionaly equivalent to purchasing the CD's. Pre-shifted and not audit required. Plus a certification to boot for whatever it may be worth now.

-Chris

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-Chris