Interesting comment from the article:
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I think the main issue with many song writers disallowing it (karaoke), is they said they didnt want their music used "commercially" .. Which I think in many cases was aimed at "commercials" or companies using their music, but also disallows access from ANYONE wanting a sync license.
I always assumed they, like Don Henley, just didn't like karaoke. But since Karaoke needs a sync license and a sync license also means the song could be used in some crappy car commercial, songwriters just say "screw it" and dissallow the whole thing.